If the two sides don't hurry up and reach an agreement. The NFL and the NFL Referees Association haven't been able to reach a deal and it appears as though the NFL is drawing a line in the sand with them. All indications are that the NFL is ready and willing to start the season off with replacement Refs on the field. Individuals that supposedly have knowledge about the negotiations say they'll be surprised if there aren't games played with the subs on the field.
So what do you guys and gals think? Are you concerned if the season kicks off without our regular refs on the job? Is it going to hurt the quality of the games? Are you going to lose sleep over this?
It will not bother me as all the teams will be playing with the replacements and I won't lose a minute of sleep, I can promise you that. On my job I'd always rather have help that strives to do their best even if their experience is lacking than the 20 year hand that thinks he knows it all.
So what do you guys and gals think? Are you concerned if the season kicks off without our regular refs on the job? Is it going to hurt the quality of the games? Are you going to lose sleep over this?
It will not bother me as all the teams will be playing with the replacements and I won't lose a minute of sleep, I can promise you that. On my job I'd always rather have help that strives to do their best even if their experience is lacking than the 20 year hand that thinks he knows it all.
