OT: Ed "Welcome to the Gun Show" Hochuli retiring

[gmabel830]

To be replaced by his son. He was a bit theatrical, but I thought he explained his calls better than most. He also practices law in Phoenix.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22667242/nfl-officials-ed-hochuli-jeff-triplette-retiring

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Ha! I thought "Let's get some new blood in there." Then I read "To be replaced by his son." LOL

 

[NJCardFan]

Ha! I thought "Let's get some new blood in there." Then I read "To be replaced by his son." LOL

Correct me if I'm wrong but it isn't like the NFL allows officials to choose a successor. What are his son's credentials?

 

[Linderbee]

Correct me if I'm wrong but it isn't like the NFL allows officials to choose a successor. What are his son's credentials?

He's Ed Hochuli's son, lol. Probably knows as much as anyone.

 

[oaken1]

Good... Ed was a decent official but he was a known Cardinal hater...screw'em, I hope he never gets under a bogey the rest of his life.

 

[Jetstream Green]

To be replaced by his son. He was a bit theatrical, but I thought he explained his calls better than most. He also practices law in Phoenix.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22667242/nfl-officials-ed-hochuli-jeff-triplette-retiring

He explained calls which where total fabricated BS... one of the worst refs of all time and for our viewing pleasure, his son takes over the torch lol

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

Correct me if I'm wrong but it isn't like the NFL allows officials to choose a successor. What are his son's credentials?

I heard he did 22 reps on the bench .

 

[Frank The Fixer]

My younger brothers pop warner coach 30 years ago. I guess I won't get to hear my bro say hey that's my old pop warner coach anymore

 

[Linderbee]

Correct me if I'm wrong but it isn't like the NFL allows officials to choose a successor. What are his son's credentials?

So, from the article that I finally read, his son was already a Back Judge and is being promoted.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Good... Ed was a decent official but he was a known Cardinal hater...screw'em, I hope he never gets under a bogey the rest of his life.

A known Cardinals hater? How so? Heck, he couldn't even ref a Cardinals game for most of his career, until he moved to California.

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[Kel Varnsen]

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[WisconsinCard]

A known Cardinals hater? How so? Heck, he couldn't even ref a Cardinals game for most of his career, until he moved to California.

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Come on man...Don't let facts get in the way of a good story...

 

[speedy]

I thought Ed was one of the better refs in the game.

 

[SoCal Cardfan]

As someone who dabbled in bodybuilding, I really got sick of hearing about his "guns" His biceps are 15-16 inches max... Even Adam Levine looks like he has "guns" when his sleeves are tailored super tight around his biceps lol.

Dude's in fantastic shape (especially given his age) But his uni's are tailored tight around the biceps...

He'll be remembered more for his "guns" than making the right call more times than not lol.

 

[THESMEL]

I still want an official review outside of the NFL. Preferably by the networks paying the NFL bank for rights. NFL just hasn't policed itself well.

 

[sunsfan88]

One of the worst refs ever. I still remember him screwing up the Chargers/Broncos ending few years ago in the most bizarre fashion imaginable.

 

[phillycard]

As someone who dabbled in bodybuilding, I really got sick of hearing about his "guns" His biceps are 15-16 inches max... Even Adam Levine looks like he has "guns" when his sleeves are tailored super tight around his biceps lol.

Dude's in fantastic shape (especially given his age) But his uni's are tailored tight around the biceps...

He'll be remembered more for his "guns" than making the right call more times than not lol.

To be fair SoCal, look at the arena he's in. Not many ref's are running around flexing tri's, delt's and six packs. He was an anomoly which made it that more easy to seingle him out. I liked him for his entertainment value if nothing else.