Crying to the referees

[ConstantReboot]

If your making 200K a year how is that not your full time job lol.

Its a part-time job. All they have to do is show up on Sundays. They have other jobs during the week days.

 

[GIFTS86]

Its a part-time job. All they have to do is show up on Sundays. They have other jobs during the week days.

I know. I was just saying 200K for me it's my full time job. That's all I would worry about and making sure I didn't lose it

 

[ConstantReboot]

I know. I was just saying 200K for me it's my full time job. That's all I would worry about and making sure I didn't lose it

If I was the NFL I would cut their pay. However, I think they are paid well so that they can easily be used to help determine outcomes of various games. All that it takes is a few bad calls or even just one bad call and that would be enough to sway the momentum of a game.

 

[thunderpimp91]

I don't know about favoritism, but the officiating was bad. Making a bad judgement like not calling a 15-yarder of some type when Sherman rolled into Tucker's knees is one thing. Holding the ball until there's five seconds on the play clock and calling delay of game because the offense couldn't get the play off is inexplicable.

That's a fair statement. I agree the officiating has been bad at times, I more so disagree with the favoritism aspect of the discussion. Just because poor calls are made does not mean there is an agenda.

 

[Trouty]

If your making 200K a year how is that not your full time job lol.

Most of these refs are white collar and make that in their regular jobs as well. That's why the league would need to compete with their off-field job salary to draw them full time. Whether fans like it or not. If we want a better ref'ing product, they need to be paid well enough to pull them from their 9-5's.

And as evidence has shown (they work part time, that's your evidence), 200k isn't pulling those refs from their day jobs. They need to double their salary and make them full-time, year-long employees of the NFL.

Refs that are skilled and trained and work full-time certainly deserve a high six-figure income in a league that generates billions and has the highest of stakes on the line, on each play. It is what it is.

 

[phildadon86]

If your making 200K a year how is that not your full time job lol.

The waterboys in the NFL make over 50 k a year. For squirting water into players mouths lol

 

[phildadon86]

That's a fair statement. I agree the officiating has been bad at times, I more so disagree with the favoritism aspect of the discussion. Just because poor calls are made does not mean there is an agenda.

It sure looks like an agenda when the player who came out calling out bad officiating gets let off of a blatant roughing the kicker call.

 

[phildadon86]

That's a fair statement. I agree the officiating has been bad at times, I more so disagree with the favoritism aspect of the discussion. Just because poor calls are made does not mean there is an agenda.

And COUNTLESS holding calls.

 

[dallasdave]

This, Car.

I mentioned in the Monday GDT, these refs hold full-time day jobs (CEOs, private school principals, attorneys, to name a few) and then have to jettisone to the game after their work week is over. They make ~$200k a year ref'ing. Gooddell needs to double that wage and implement them full time, even during the offseason, so that they get constant training. Doing this will result in a crisper officiating crew, and allow more checks and balances (i.e. fines and firings for ineptitude).

Mike Pereira spoke on this recently on The Herd, but I largely brushed it off as him being a talking head for the League and officials.

Still, I completely agree, Car. The NFL makes billions, they can afford full-time refs.

 

[greatwallofdallas]

That's a fair statement. I agree the officiating has been bad at times, I more so disagree with the favoritism aspect of the discussion. Just because poor calls are made does not mean there is an agenda.

The spread at one point for this game was Seattle -5, and it closed at -6. The majority of the public had Seattle at -5. So that pretty much screwed over a lot of people that bet Seattle to win by more then 5. The people that took Seattle -6 late ended up pushing with Bill bets.

The final score was Seahawks 31 Bills 25.
With that score, the favoritism conveniently went the casinos way.

 

[noshame]

Pancakes cannot whine

 

[xwalker]

No, @phildadon86 is a Dez Homer.

There are a lot of those. I don't know why people are fans of a loser when they have winners like Dak and Zeke to root for.

 

[LocimusPrime]

They should get around 500k- 1 million full time pay. With 4-6 weeks PTO, $1000 a week perdiem, $2500 car allowance per month, good retirement plan, and Xmas bonus 20-50k. Oh and I'd give them double pay on holidays. That's gotta be a beat down. And all travel is booked through Virgin. I like their planes. Southwest sux. Oh and time share at a Costa Rican Villa -



Oh and unlimited swag from all the NFL sponsors. Gatorade, Microsoft, ect