THAT "BLINDSIDE BLOCK" CALL THOUGH

K Major · 12-03-2021, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by saintfan

"The League" wanted to slow down our momentum. Folks we were not expected to have a chance and "The League" does not want Washington (formerly the Redskins) anywhere near anything meaningful.

Dallas had to win that game. One thing is for sure - nobody has a better explanation because at this point nobody has ANY explanation.

AsylumGuido · 12-03-2021, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

I have an explanation. The officials are all part time. The NFL is the only major professional sport with part time officials. They are basically incompetent on average. I believe the NFL knows they need to go to fulltime refs, but how? How do you sufficiently train 17 or 18 full crews from scratch during a single off-season? There are several competent officials currently, but how many would give up their regular careers to become fulltime. That first year of transition would be a nightmare.

It will also take an "eye in the sky" official that can immediately over turn any call on the field or quickly submit an ignored or missed call.

RailBoss · 12-03-2021, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

I have an explanation. The officials are all part time. The NFL is the only major professional sport with part time officials. They are basically incompetent on average. I believe the NFL knows they need to go to fulltime refs, but how? How do you sufficiently train 17 or 18 full crews from scratch during a single off-season? There are several competent officials currently, but how many would give up their regular careers to become fulltime. That first year of transition would be a nightmare.

It will also take an "eye in the sky" official that can immediately over turn any call on the field or quickly submit an ignored or missed call.

After reading this I'm thinking maybe start out with 20 crew chiefs full time.
Their responsibility would be games and year round training. I'm sure with the leagues money they could easily afford it.

However that may cut into Rogers humble salary and his shack in the modest little village of Bronxville, NY (just a tad bit more affluent than the Bronx itself)

saintfan · 12-03-2021, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by RailBoss

After reading this I'm thinking maybe start out with 20 crew chiefs full time.
Their responsibility would be games and year round training. I'm sure with the leagues money they could easily afford it.

However that may cut into Rogers humble salary and his shack in the modest little village of Bronxville, NY (just a tad bit more affluent than the Bronx itself)

There are a LOT of possible solutions, and the league keeps kicking the can and has been for decades as it flatly refuses to address what is a very real 'problem', unless of course they don't really want to address it.

12-03-2021, 06:39 PM	#1
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,831 Blog Entries: 3	Re: THAT "BLINDSIDE BLOCK" CALL THOUGH Originally Posted by saintfan "The League" wanted to slow down our momentum. Folks we were not expected to have a chance and "The League" does not want Washington (formerly the Redskins) anywhere near anything meaningful. Dallas had to win that game. One thing is for sure - nobody has a better explanation because at this point nobody has ANY explanation. jnormand and jeanpierre like this.

12-03-2021, 06:59 PM	#2
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: THAT "BLINDSIDE BLOCK" CALL THOUGH Originally Posted by K Major I have an explanation. The officials are all part time. The NFL is the only major professional sport with part time officials. They are basically incompetent on average. I believe the NFL knows they need to go to fulltime refs, but how? How do you sufficiently train 17 or 18 full crews from scratch during a single off-season? There are several competent officials currently, but how many would give up their regular careers to become fulltime. That first year of transition would be a nightmare. It will also take an "eye in the sky" official that can immediately over turn any call on the field or quickly submit an ignored or missed call. Rugby Saint II likes this.
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12-03-2021, 08:21 PM	#3
RailBoss 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Of The Mason Dixon Line Posts: 7,113	Re: THAT "BLINDSIDE BLOCK" CALL THOUGH Originally Posted by AsylumGuido I have an explanation. The officials are all part time. The NFL is the only major professional sport with part time officials. They are basically incompetent on average. I believe the NFL knows they need to go to fulltime refs, but how? How do you sufficiently train 17 or 18 full crews from scratch during a single off-season? There are several competent officials currently, but how many would give up their regular careers to become fulltime. That first year of transition would be a nightmare. It will also take an "eye in the sky" official that can immediately over turn any call on the field or quickly submit an ignored or missed call. After reading this I'm thinking maybe start out with 20 crew chiefs full time. Their responsibility would be games and year round training. I'm sure with the leagues money they could easily afford it. However that may cut into Rogers humble salary and his shack in the modest little village of Bronxville, NY (just a tad bit more affluent than the Bronx itself) Attached Thumbnails Rugby Saint II likes this.

12-03-2021, 10:14 PM	#4
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: THAT "BLINDSIDE BLOCK" CALL THOUGH Originally Posted by RailBoss After reading this I'm thinking maybe start out with 20 crew chiefs full time. Their responsibility would be games and year round training. I'm sure with the leagues money they could easily afford it. However that may cut into Rogers humble salary and his shack in the modest little village of Bronxville, NY (just a tad bit more affluent than the Bronx itself) There are a LOT of possible solutions, and the league keeps kicking the can and has been for decades as it flatly refuses to address what is a very real 'problem', unless of course they don't really want to address it. iceshack149 and K Major like this.