11 hours ago
(Today, 09:46 AM)Sled21 Wrote: I'll tell you why, and I've said it before. I am totally convinced the officials are using proxies and betting on games now that it is so easy to do. They are not full-time and not really paid that great, so the temptation for them to bet on a game they can somewhat control has to be great. No one can tell me they legit missed that many facemasks on Burrow. It would be different if it were a running back or receiver having their mask grabbed, but you are not even allowed to touch a QB's head. No way you miss that. Yeah, they ignored them on purpose and I suspect it has to do with money.
I believe this. Part-time refs, whose main jobs are unrelated to the NFL, and massive amounts that could be made through gambling -- what could go wrong? And maybe the refs don't even slant their calls for their own lucrative benefit -- it could be for their extended family members, their colleagues at their main job, etc. It seems impossible for the NFL to officiate and seems very high benefit/low risk for an official.
