NFL Officiating

[over the mountain]

Yes, Boger's crew throws an alarmingly high number of flags compared to the other crews. There is a link out there.

They need to hire guys full time from August to Super Bowl. On the radio they said one guy was referring a high school basketball game saturday before the pats game last week. the argument that these guys have other jobs doesnt sway me. I dont need an attorney like Ed hochuli to also be a ref. I like Ed but he should choose what he wants to do. one or the other.

I never understood why the NFL took a "zero negotiation" stance with the refs during the CBA renewal period. Yes, the refs were asking for a little too much imo but you could have negotiated them down. I can only assume there was much more to it than I would know.

eventually the NFL will figure out a better process, i just dont understand why it is taking so long to adopt some common sense ideas that ppl have been floating out there for decades now.

there is also an article on espn about how this year there was a ton of turn over.

also - replay should be initiated in NY right away if any play looks iffy without stopping the clock or notifying teh refs etc. if NY needs more time or wants to overturn a play they should then be able to buzz the refs and go from there.