NFL to hire replacement officials

[BLeonard]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8006771/nfl-hire-replacement-officials-talks-stall



The league will look to hire officials from anywhere but the BCS conferences because those officials are run by NFL officials, and the NFL doesn't want to put the BCS officials in an awkward situation. Elite NCAA officials who have retired and officials from small college conferences and arena football will be considered, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

The training sessions for replacement officials will take place next month, the league said.


-Bill

[OpIv37]

oh yeah, this is going to be great for the already piss-poor officiating in the NFL....

[BLeonard]

oh yeah, this is going to be great for the already piss-poor officiating in the NFL....

I'm more curious to see what effect it will have on certain teams or players (read: New England Patriots or Tom Brady) getting calls when things don't go their way.

That might be what the "Training Sessions" are for, though...

"This is Tom Brady... Anytime a defender is within 3 feet of him, or he complains about a play, a flag should be thrown."

-Bill

[Skooby]

This won't change anything about Buffalo getting calls or not because were not going to get any calls, ever.

[YardRat]

oh yeah, this is going to be great for the already piss-poor officiating in the NFL....

Maybe it will be an upgrade.

[justasportsfan]

they still need to pass the official NFL ref training is at Gillette Stadium

[Skooby]

they still need to pass the official NFL ref training is at Gillette Stadium

Tuck rule is the first thing learned, that's a 1 month course.

[BertSquirtgum]

Good. I hope they are better than the regular officials.