NFL's First Female Official - Chargers vs Pack, 9 Aug

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

I think that's why the NFLRA is in trouble here. They aren't making many judgment errors. Procedural errors will go away far faster than judgment errors. I think the NFLRA is within a week or two of being replaced permanently.

Well there were more PI calls in this past week than the first weeks of the last two years. Some were totally considered wrong or had no contact. And that flag on the BIB a bad pick up even at the college ranks. And football is mostly procedural anyway. This is not a sport with all judgments. We make judgments and we have to get the other things right. And they are not going to replace the current guys with these guys, even in the worst case scenario. Do not fool yourself, this is not MLB or that situation.

Peace

[CT1]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

And they are not going to replace the current guys with these guys, even in the worst case scenario. Do not fool yourself, this is not MLB or that situation.

See: PATCO strike, 1981.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by CT1

See: PATCO strike, 1981.

Not in the same ballpark. One is a government service, the other is a business. There is much more PR to what the NFL does and if you have guys and gals working games that have never worked a D1 game, that is a harder sell to the public when they screw up. And if a team loses a game because of a suspected bad call, that will hurt the NFL more than what happen in that strike or situation.

Peace

[Multiple Sports]

I am taking the over at this point.....The league wants to prove a point and unless the their is a MAJOR screw-up, the league will win the p.r battle with the public and the public will agree that their is no difference between the current guys and the "real" guys...... (proving what little they know)

However - as officials, I think it is fair to say that 90% of us want the "real" guys back !!!!!