Replacement refs: The story the NFL wants to keep quiet

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

lol. If they are the best then we are all screwed. This season will be a joke, when you have teams that are so close in paridity or when you have a team like ours that is on the edge talent wise the refs can alter the outcomes of games even if the calls arent as blantant as what we saw last night. The flow of a game is a big determing factor in who wins as is the rules, when you have a situation like this no one wins. It is a shame that we are going to have to sit through this while they firgure it out and wonder what might have been.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by artmonkforhallofamein07

lol. If they are the best then we are all screwed. This season will be a joke, when you have teams that are so close in paridity or when you have a team like ours that is on the edge talent wise the refs can alter the outcomes of games even if the calls arent as blantant as what we saw last night. The flow of a game is a big determing factor in who wins as is the rules, when you have a situation like this no one wins. It is a shame that we are going to have to sit through this while they firgure it out and wonder what might have been.

I cant take this season seriously no matter what the skins do at this point. Its already tainted. Real shame.

[JPPT1974]

These replacement refs are not just as joke. But they are really ruining the game of NFL. Players, coaches, teams, fans are really getting ticked off.

[Alvin Walton]

Huge asterisk in the stat books for this season please.

[Meks]

the stat book should be shaped like an asterisk

[Lotus]

Is there any news on resolving Ref-Gate today? Hopefully this weekend, and especially last night, motivated folks in positions of power to action.

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

did hear a report just a few minutes ago on a local station that they are 5.8 mil a year apart in negotiations.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by artmonkforhallofamein07

did hear a report just a few minutes ago on a local station that they are 5.8 mil a year apart in negotiations.

$181,250 a team? Seriously...just split the difference and fix the game.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

$181,250 a team? Seriously...just split the difference and fix the game.

The issue is that the part time refs want a full time employees pension plan. The plan they want some full time NFL employees do not receive so how can the give the part time REFs a better pension?

[Skinzman]

Originally Posted by firstdown

The issue is that the part time refs want a full time employees pension plan. The plan they want some full time NFL employees do not receive so how can the give the part time REFs a better pension?

Its pretty easy actually. You just give it to them. Its not even giving it to them, its actually just not taking away something they have been giving them for 30 years or so.

The fact is the harder the job, the more it is supposed to get paid. If its a specialty job, stop comparing it to the cashier at the local wal-mart. If the cashier at wal-mart could ref NFL games efficiently at 7 dollars an hour, this thread doesnt exist. Since the NFL is making 9 billion per year, and the replacement refs are making them look like a joke, the normal NFL refs are sure looking like they earn that money and pension. If they have earned it, then let them have it.

This entire argument that some cashiers and secretaries are full time and dont receive a pension are not legitimate arguments over whether an NFL ref deserves one or not.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Skinzman

Its pretty easy actually. You just give it to them. Its not even giving it to them, its actually just not taking away something they have been giving them for 30 years or so.

The fact is the harder the job, the more it is supposed to get paid. If its a specialty job, stop comparing it to the cashier at the local wal-mart. If the cashier at wal-mart could ref NFL games efficiently at 7 dollars an hour, this thread doesnt exist. Since the NFL is making 9 billion per year, and the replacement refs are making them look like a joke, the normal NFL refs are sure looking like they earn that money and pension. If they have earned it, then let them have it.

This entire argument that some cashiers and secretaries are full time and dont receive a pension are not legitimate arguments over whether an NFL ref deserves one or not.

Ok, then compare it to MLB Umps or NBA refs

[Alvin Walton]

[Mechanix544]

Alvin, you always have the right meme for the mood.

[That Guy]

the commish gets $20mill for turning the league into a sideshow? doesn't seem like he's up to the task either.

it reminds me of this PA strip:
Penny Arcade - A Unique Predicament

I don't think you understand how hard it is to drive a brand into the ground, and erode the popular support that has flourished for over thirty years. I get up early. And I don't go to bed until I've made some very poor decisions

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by Skinzman

Its pretty easy actually. You just give it to them. Its not even giving it to them, its actually just not taking away something they have been giving them for 30 years or so.

The fact is the harder the job, the more it is supposed to get paid. If its a specialty job, stop comparing it to the cashier at the local wal-mart. If the cashier at wal-mart could ref NFL games efficiently at 7 dollars an hour, this thread doesnt exist. Since the NFL is making 9 billion per year, and the replacement refs are making them look like a joke, the normal NFL refs are sure looking like they earn that money and pension. If they have earned it, then let them have it.

This entire argument that some cashiers and secretaries are full time and dont receive a pension are not legitimate arguments over whether an NFL ref deserves one or not.

Well said. We are seeing how important their job is - something tells me if the secretaries went on strike it would not be so obvious to us.