Gallery: The people v. NFL replacement refs

September, 20, 2012
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By Patrick Dorsey | ESPN.com
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It's been heating up since preseason, and might have boiled over big-time this weekend: NFL players and coaches are getting pretty fed up with the NFL's replacement officials, who were thrust into action because of the league's lockout of its regular refs.

The players and coaches are showing it -- a lot, and more so than in their usual quibbles with NFL officials. So, we selected 15 images from preseason and the regular season to illustrate the frustration -- and there could have been a lot more.

Check it out:

NFL Replacement Refs: The Outrage Photo Gallery

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Patrick Dorsey is a Playbook editor. He has worked for the Web and newspapers, had a cup of craft service coffee in film school, and played in one Division III golf tournament (he shot 105).
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