I think they need to hire full time officials, and not a bunch of old guys. I'm sure there's plenty of young people who are familiar with football that didn't make it in the NFL that would love a full time job as an official.

As much as I dislike Troy Aikman, he's right... You can look at a play and determine intent of the defensive player. This is a game played by big men and is violent. I understand that they want more points and to protect the quarterback however there's a place for defense as well and maybe put some responsibility on the quarterback to protect himself instead of ignoring defenders knowing that the referees are going to do it for them.

Agree. They want to protect QBs but not enough to risk scoring. So, do they really care about the QB's health? Beyond their investment in the QB's salary, I don't think so. If they truly cared about their health they'd reinstitute "in the grasp" or "two hand touch", but the NFL's answer is to always place more burden on the league's defenses, not on the offense. Go no further than the dual standard of OPI and DPI, and what constitutes a hold on the line with a on-rushing D-lineman, and the smallest of jersey grabs that happen in the backfield. And I'll add how the NFL will allow a rub route, and claim it's not a pick play.

LOL, the NFL's defenses should form their own union...

It won't make a lick of difference.

Replace them all, the new guys will do what the NFL wants, as well.

You all just don't see that the reason the Refs are the way they are is because that's the way the NFL wants it?

Really?

Wow.

Nah, I'm pretty ****ing far from ok.

It's ridiculous. Guys like Bradshaw, Staubach, Tarkenton, Young, Marino etc tooks hits in the head almost every game. By some miracle they were never seriously hurt. Sometimes they missed a game or 2 but guess what...the NFL survived

Players are a lot bigger, stronger and faster than they were then

Have you ever listened to Terry Bradshaw?

Good point

I hope you trip and fall down and plant your face right into an ant pile of army ants.

Up yours refs.

I notice the OP has been strangely MIA through all of this. Did the lynch mob actually catch up to him outside the stadium last night? Or is still hiding in the tunnels?

The mods got tired of the schtick.

That said, the OP still isn't far away...

Oh, I missed that.

So it is a mult.