NFL Referees

Over the weekend Brett and I were talking about the referee situation, and we both had similar views. I figured I would address this on here, since the whole ref problem is the most played story on ESPN and all the local stations. I am going to make this short and to the point.

Everyone is complaining about the referees and the decisions that they are making on the field, and they have the right too. They have made some bad calls and at times, look to be very uncomfortable out there on the field. They have a problem spotting the ball after the play has ended, and this has delayed the game and agitated plenty of viewers.

Being mad about the referee problem is fine, but being mad at these guys out there is not fine. They were asked to step up and fill in for the regular referees who are currently on strike. I don’t even know too much about the strike, they don’t seem to cover that, they want to cover how poorly these fill-in refs are doing. We should be covering on why the regular ones are not on the field. I hear that is has to do more about their pension than their salary. If that is the case, than I am ok with that. Everyone needs to look after themselves when it is time to retire, but if it is the salaries that they are complaining about, than they need to take a hard look at life and realize they make 6 figure salaries to ref 20 games a year. I know they probably have bunch of school to attend and they have to keep up with there certifications, but let’s be honest here, they are not working 40-50 hour a week jobs like most Americans.

Roger Goodell should have taken care of this problem before the season has started. Either he should have paid the demands of the referees on strike, or he should have gotten the substitute refs more training and ready for the NFL. These guys aren’t just off the street, they ref big high school games down south where the crowds can reach 5,000 people, and they ref college games.

My point here is that I am tired of hearing people complain about how bad the substitute refs are doing. What we should be complaining about is the ones that are on strike or the commissioner of the NFL for not giving them the money and putting this matter to an end. If anyone of us were offered a promotion at our job, we would most likely take it and yes at first, we probably wouldn’t be up to par.

The NFL does need to get the regular officials back out on the field. It will make for such better football, but so far, these guys are doing the best they can.

If I were on of them, I would make a statement and throw someone out of the next game!