When will Officials Learn

[senior]

Now that we've settled down a little from all the recent events, I'll post some thoughts I've held off on for the past week.

The NFL officials must feel they are much more important to the game than reality warrants. From what I've heard or read about them, it seems that they are really part-timers with good perks, and a fairly good salary for the time actually involved. Most of them have decent "real" jobs, and any fee involved is like icing on the cake. TV glorified several of them, (Markbreit, Tunney, Cashion, etc.,) but most were not "stars", just journeymen. Obviously the players aren't worried about supporting them, why should anyone else?

When heads swell, something sure as hell happens to give the "wake up call", and it isn't always pleasant. The subs have done a fine job, the league isn't losing any ground, and they've probably lost their positions. Too bad.