When Opportunity Knocks

[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.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Rich

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.

Didn't a lot of the NBA replacements from a few years back ultimately make it onto the regular NBA roster?

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Didn't a lot of the NBA replacements from a few years back ultimately make it onto the regular NBA roster?

The NBA and NFL processes are quite different though.