Orlovsky implores NFL owners to fix officiating 'epidemic'

[iDeaL]

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He's right, you know...

[Mecca]

The problem though, is how do you fix it? The NFL wanted more penalties called this year, they've given them all of these points of emphasis of things to call.

It's not like there is this huge pool of good refs just sitting around, no one wants to be a ref every year at high school I get to hear about the shortage of officials in the country.

[notorious]

More penalties, more breaks for advertising, more talk about the NFL during the week.

Why would they want to fix this?

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Mecca

The problem though, is how do you fix it? The NFL wanted more penalties called this year, they've given them all of these points of emphasis of things to call.

It's not like there is this huge pool of good refs just sitting around, no one wants to be a ref every year at high school I get to hear about the shortage of officials in the country.

I know it's not a silver bullet, but I still don't understand why the full-time ref concept wouldn't work. If nothing else, these guys should be reviewing calls and talking about it every week. Refs should have film review and practice just like the players.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by notorious

More penalties, more breaks for advertising, more talk about the NFL during the week.

Why would they want to fix this?

Come on man, they aren't throwing flags for advertising purposes.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I know it's not a silver bullet, but I still don't understand why the full-time ref concept wouldn't work. If nothing else, these guys should be reviewing calls and talking about it every week. Refs should have film review and practice just like the players.

The problem with that though is a lot of those guys don't want to be full time.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I know it's not a silver bullet, but I still don't understand why the full-time ref concept wouldn't work. If nothing else, these guys should be reviewing calls and talking about it every week. Refs should have film review and practice just like the players.

I think we all know the answer and it rhymes with honey. The NFL has peddled this bs that full time ref experiments have failed. Well, yeah, because until refs view this as a permanent long term profession that's never going to change.

But it's not just on the refs. Why the owners want a league with all this subjective bs is beyond me. They asked for more penalties, and the refs are falling in line. More penalties means more offense which means more money.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

Come on man, they aren't throwing flags for advertising purposes.

Of course it’s not why, but it’s a benefit.

[Mecca]

I always think it's funny how it goes into a well they just suck argument yet somehow that suck always benefits certain teams.

You never see the Cardinals get a bunch of calls that help them beat the Patriots.

[BigBeauford]

They are missing an opportunity to make officiating grades into another meta. Officials should have their game day grades posted each week, along with a seasonal grade. They could spend entire segments on it each week between games.

[In58men]

NFL will announce that the refs made some mistakes and move on.

They’ve done this how many times now?

[TLO]

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[tyecopeland]

Originally Posted by Mecca

The problem with that though is a lot of those guys don't want to be full time.

They would want to be full time if the nfl paid them more than what they make elsewhere.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by tyecopeland

They would want to be full time if the nfl paid them more than what they make elsewhere.

Some of those guys are lawyers and shit.

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by TLO

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