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Post by FredFan7 on Sept 22, 2012 11:17:15 GMT -5
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Post by mike on Sept 22, 2012 11:40:53 GMT -5
Ben Dreith looks good for 87
In all seriousness as an attorney I understand that in negotiation each side has to start out with the position most favorable to their side. That being said, I fault all parties involved for not working to craft a solution that is workable. As I have said repeatedly, compared to officials in other sports officials in the NFL have it well off even under the expired contract and the shorter employment of NFL officials makes defined benefit pension plans not as applicable to NFL officials. On the other hand, I do believe that a solution can be created that does at least provide for limited defined benefit pensions and/or additional contribution for those officials who legitimately declined other pension plans based on NFL's promise of a Defined Benefit plan though if that promise is not in writing might be difficult to make it binding not to mention that it could be argued that there are any number of reasons besides pensions why an official would accept an offer to officiate in the NFL
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Post by cj on Sept 22, 2012 11:53:06 GMT -5
[/b] How about me? I remember him becoming an AFL referee in 1965 joining such immortals as Walter Fitzgerald, Bob Finley, Jack Vest, Jim Barnhill, John McDonough, Jack Raeder....saw them all work in the AFL Once again, though, Ben is showing that he marches to the beat of his own drummer! |
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Post by FredFan7 on Sept 22, 2012 15:01:29 GMT -5
CJ, looking back, it's quite impressive that Dreith excelled as an AFL/NFL official when he marched to his own drummer in a business that required conformity and teamwork.
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