To be an NFL Referee...

[Sammy Baugh Fan]

I swear I wish I could do something that would change the pathetic refereeing of all of the NFL games. I swear the calls get worse every year and to say "it's just a game" or "mistakes happen" would be one thing if this were Pop Warner Football and everyone was playing for FREE. But when a bad call can theroeticly effect MILLIONS of Dollars, Player's Careers and in some cases Citys to fall.

Good calls are far too important to be left to Part Time Employees.

Department of Labor says this is all a guy has to do to qualify to be an NFL Ref.

Football also is competitive, as candidates must have at least 10 years of officiating experience, with 5 of them at a collegiate varsity or minor professional level. For the National Football League (NFL), prospects are interviewed by clinical psychologists to determine levels of intelligence and ability to handle extremely stressful situations. In addition, the NFL’s security department conducts thorough background checks. Potential candidates are likely to be interviewed by a panel from the NFL officiating department and are given a comprehensive examination on the rules of the sport.

I say they should be full time employees and be practicing, studing current and upcoming Rules, watch films, going over their mistakes, getting physically fit and so on just like players have to do. The NFL has enough money to keep less than 100 guys employed fulltime to get this done.



Go Skins!
peace
mike