Mass exodus of NFL refs & officials

[Mr_437]

The job might be easier to get than the arms lol

Facts

 

[Mr_437]

I can't agree with the idea that the NFL refs do a good job. I just finished the XFL and it was far superior referee wise. They won't call ticky tack and phantom stuff there.

That's because the NFL doesn't have a officiating problem, they have a gambling problem...just throwing it out there.

 

[CouchCoach]

I hope those 12 leaving are the dirty dozen Goodell has in his pocket costing the Cowboys wins. He's probably got Mara picking the new refs.

 

[DallasEast]

It could be an excellent opportunity for the league to seize upon current technology to improve game officiating. Trilateration can greatly determine how far a ball has advanced before the ref blows their whistle, especially in the middle of a scrum.

Professional league footballs have RFID sensors in them. The USFL began using them for better determining whether the ball has crossed a first down marker or the goal line. The NFL is still using the same tech for cumulating Next Gen Stats only.

Please make it make sense.

 

[CWR]

It’s a great gig. I wouldn’t want the job because they are human and they are gonna miss calls but today it’s really exposed when they miss a call. All in all I think they do a decent job considering. The league itself creates a lot of the issues I seen last year with just crazy roughing the passer calls.

IMO the biggest problem isn't missed or bad calls. It's different officials calling games differently. If they could all get on the same page it would make a huge difference.

 

[Praxit]

...they are just as perplexed where the rules start and end. They want nothing of it.

 

[conner01]

IMO the biggest problem isn't missed or bad calls. It's different officials calling games differently. If they could all get on the same page it would make a huge difference.

Really
But I’m not sure it’s realistic to expect different people to see things the same way. But it’s frustrating to see a game where any touching by a CB is called and another a mugging isn’t called

 

[Cowboys5217]

Really
But I’m not sure it’s realistic to expect different people to see things the same way. But it’s frustrating to see a game where any touching by a CB is called and another a mugging isn’t called

I don't allow this excuse because I have seen too many Cowboys games where mugging is allowed (such as many game streaks where Cowboys opponents never get called for holding), but then the Cowboys are under a microscope for the least little infraction usually being called on the final game deciding drive on 3rd & 10 by the ref crew calling our game.

Often we get called for a ticky tack when the opponent in an earlier drive was allowed to get away with far worse examples. It just screams of personal bias and/or Vegas influence.

 

[CWR]

Really
But I’m not sure it’s realistic to expect different people to see things the same way. But it’s frustrating to see a game where any touching by a CB is called and another a mugging isn’t called

Train them together, watch film together and get a consensus. Most all at the very least be consistent within a single game. We can't expect perfection but there is a ton of room to improve.

 

[conner01]

Train them together, watch film together and get a consensus. Most all at the very least be consistent within a single game. We can't expect perfection but there is a ton of room to improve.

I agree
One thing that I think would help is involve them in rule changes. The owners decide rule changes but why not include the guys who have to enforce them? They could give insight into how best to implement a rule.
Also more quick reviews of high impact plays for roughing the passer. So many of those last year was a joke but it’s a huge impact on a game. They could quickly review it upstairs and clean that up real easy

 

[MarcusRock]

I would be cool with XFL's universal challenge system. You get one challenge per game, but it can challenge anything. Any call, non call, spot, turnover, penalty, you name it. I'd keep it in my back pocket till the last drive where Dallas almost always gets hosed beyond recovery either by an egregious no call, or a phantom call. The refs could screw us again on the replay, but it would be so much more blatant that it could lead to reform.

Bet the Patriots wished they had one of them thar universal challenges this game, huh? The "screw the Cowboys" refs must have been blinking when this one went on. Lol.

 

[Techsass]

You guys are certified nuts.

Most of us work really hard at it.

 

[cowboyec]

good.

 

[Cowboys1966]

They make big salaries
Sporting news reported they avg about 200k a year. That’s pretty good money for watching grown men play a game

bigger salaries tied to performance bonuses. Penalize those that make bad calls.

 

[grgnfg420]

Must be gettin too hard to gamble on games now

 

[CWR]

Bet the Patriots wished they had one of them thar universal challenges this game, huh? The "screw the Cowboys" refs must have been blinking when this one went on. Lol.

Lol, we got screwed most of this game. You use this as an example but the only reason it was even close was miserable officiating.

 

[Hadenough]

They make big salaries
Sporting news reported they avg about 200k a year. That’s pretty good money for watching grown men play a game

Yes it is! And don't forget it's part time work too.

 

[big dog cowboy]

It could be an excellent opportunity for the league to seize upon current technology to improve game officiating. Trilateration can greatly determine how far a ball has advanced before the ref blows their whistle, especially in the middle of a scrum.

The NFL can and should do that. But they don't need yet another 'opportunity' to make those improvements. They can do it anytime they feel like.

Improving the game should be the goal every day.

 

[gtb1943]

Lol, we got screwed most of this game. You use this as an example but the only reason it was even close was miserable officiating.

He is well known for defending the refs no matter what.

 

[MarcusRock]

Lol, we got screwed most of this game. You use this as an example but the only reason it was even close was miserable officiating.

He was talking about "late game affecting" penalties that people love to say we get screwed by on purpose so I showed him one that benefitted us. But in this game do you remember that we were down 14-7 and they had scored again for 21-7 a third of the way into the 2nd except that TD got called back for a penalty? Then a few plays later Gregory destroyed Jones and we got a fumble. If not for a penalty that helped us, that game might have gotten out of hand by the half. So the refs kept it close alright but not the way our fans seem to remember.