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Post by BTFS Admin on Feb 19, 2012 23:07:25 GMT -5
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Post by FredFan7 on Feb 19, 2012 23:20:39 GMT -5
Great article, but a poor idea.
There are only so many rules tests you can take, video to screen, 1/4 speed OTA's to jog through, and clinics to attend. These officials work over 80 hours a week during the season - counting their "day jobs" - and now they get to decompress, catch up with their families, and take a break from football.
Either make them all full time and none full time.
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Post by melkaman8200 on Feb 20, 2012 7:35:36 GMT -5
For one thing, with seventeen crews, ten is such an unusual number.
If they're going to do this, and it looks like they will eventually, and they don't want to elevate everyone to full-time, then just make the referees full time.
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Post by cj on Feb 20, 2012 8:02:38 GMT -5
It's one of those things that sounds good, costs a lot of money and will ultimately prove to have no effect on the quality of officiating.
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Post by mike on Feb 20, 2012 10:08:10 GMT -5
If the league wants to improve officiating what would be more of an improvement is to find ways to fast track younger officials who show a lot of potential. The biggest issue facing officiating is that as players get bigger and faster many older officials are unable to keep up. When you are hiring guys in their 50's is it any surprise that they do not run as fast as athletes in their 20's and 30's? MLB umpires are routinely hired at 35 and under so why can't NFL do that as well?
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Post by FredFan7 on Feb 20, 2012 10:40:28 GMT -5
It's one of those things that sounds good, costs a lot of money and will ultimately prove to have no effect on the quality of officiating. An excellent summation. I wonder if it is being talked about to throw a bone to the fans and bloggers who always blather about full time officials after a controversial game. |
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Post by cj on Feb 20, 2012 11:37:11 GMT -5
If the league wants to improve officiating what would be more of an improvement is to find ways to fast track younger officials who show a lot of potential. The biggest issue facing officiating is that as players get bigger and faster many older officials are unable to keep up. When you are hiring guys in their 50's is it any surprise that they do not run as fast as athletes in their 20's and 30's? MLB umpires are routinely hired at 35 and under so why can't NFL do that as well? I heard Periera interviewed about this. He claims that judgment is more important as the way the field is sectored, the 50 year old officials can be in a proper position to make the calls. When you get right down to it, it's the back judge who probably does the most running. Referees really don't...I tend to agree. Learning when something has to be called and letting something marginal go is by far the most important part of being a good official. |
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Post by FredFan7 on Feb 21, 2012 10:33:02 GMT -5
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Post by FredFan7 on Feb 24, 2012 9:36:47 GMT -5
One way to gradually work in full-time officials is to grandfather it in. New hires will be full time and the rest can opt to keep their day jobs. That way, officials already in the league wouldn't be forced to quit their lucrative jobs. It would create some salary inequality at the start but it might be the only way the current staff agrees to go along with this.
Also, there must be strict provisions regarding termination, severance, and health insurance coverage. If John Parry would get fired, he could still go back to his job as a financial planner. If Parry is full time and gets fired, he has to hit the bricks and look for a job.
There are many issues to work out.
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Post by FredFan7 on Feb 26, 2012 20:54:38 GMT -5
If officials go full time, I wonder what that will mean for rather accomplished basketball officials like Gene Steratore or baseball officials like (like former NFL official Jon Bible)? Will they have to give up their second or third sports?
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Post by FredFan7 on Mar 23, 2012 15:01:24 GMT -5
Anyone know the outcome of these meetings?
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