Where there exists a problem is always an opportunity to get better.
NFL referees suck more than every guys ex-wife combined.
Zebras that never played a single snap of football in their lives are ruining what was once a great game.
Former NFL players in my opinion are the best solution to an ailing problem.
Nobody knows the game better than former players themselves.
They know more about the game than any referee could ever possibly know.
It's called experience.
Talented veteran eyes that know the game inside out should be watching over it, not part-time, beyond middle aged grandfathers with hearing and vision problems.
When the NFL interviews potential new referees, the one question never asked is, "Did you ever play professional football?"
If you were a business owner and needed a pilot to help fly your bread and butter off the ground, wouldn't you ask the potential pilot candidates if they have ever flown an airplane?
"No, I'm a lawyer."
"No, I own a farming company."
Shouldn't experience count most?
Another reason why I like the idea of hiring former NFL players as referees is because it's not so easy to stuff dollars in their pockets when they're already full.
Not like a single NFL referee has ever taken a bribe offer because NFL referees are as pure and white as the driven snow Bambi once fell upon.