[Rich]

Originally Posted by DLH17

I understand and respect that perspective.

While I don't personally know any of the replacement officials, it's probably not a stretch to say most of them are excellent officials at whatever level they were working previous to the NFL. What a great opportunity for them to learn, at the highest level, and take back with them an awesome experience when they eventually settle into their previous roles as college, etc, officials.

Maybe, just maybe, a few catch the eye of a decision-maker and thereby creates an opportunity to move up to the NFL ranks down the road.

I just don't see it. I see a bigger chance for those officials to be ostracized by the groups they go back to in some cases, especially if those groups have D-1 officials or NFL officials as part of their ranks.

We'll see.