Triplette was on the negotiating committee for the refs. (Another one I read was Scott Green, the guy who couldn't see how Aaron Rodgers being taken down by his facemask was penalty-worthy in the '09 playoffs vs. ARI.)

He, out of all, is the most GWB of refs: in retrospect the worst many could imagine and for the rest, one they could barely stand. (Maybe that's just his accent though.) That comparison is probably a bit complimentary, since I can't see anyone watching his games then hearing that drawl and thinking "this guy just gets the game." At least, not any of us who are aware of him, right?

I see the failure of the officials' lockout negotiation as a predictable outcome similar to that of his failure of ref skills, and hence partially blame him (along with the 31 greedy NFL owners) for the Fail Mary debacle. My guess is that much of the wait was due to the owners wanting to see him gone.

Damn, just seeing his name in print gets an easy 50+ words out from me guaranteed, regardless of whether I'm just planning to lurk or add...