11-18-2017, 11:05 PM
(11-18-2017, 09:33 PM)BMK Wrote: Here's the way I see it...
Most all the refs are professional people in private life... Doctors, judges, lawyers, corporate executives, business owners, etc. The rule was (not sure if it still is) that their salary for being a ref cannot exceed 50% of their regular 'day job" salary... The average salary of refs is $147,000.00, which means these guys are already making a boatload of money well before their ref pay. The idea is that no ref actually needs the money. Refs are not employees of the NFL, they are independent contractors (though that all may change if they hire full timers) .
It just makes no sense to me that they would purposely jeopardize their personal livelihoods, lifestyles, community and family standing, corporate and charitable board memberships, etc, etc, which they would certainly lose, if caught in some cheating scandal or team / player bias. For what? What do they have to gain? And as we know from the NBA...sooner or later you get caught. Making "phantom" calls, etc only hurts themselves and affects their performance score and permanent record.
Just because Burfict is on a short leash is not cheating. He has a history of trying to hurt opponents. He should be on a short leash. It's like the cops in your neighborhood. They know exactly who the troublemakers are, who has a history of causing trouble, and you can bet they keep a sharper eye on them than other folks. It is what it is...if you don't like it, then you shouldn't have given them cause.
I truly believe, in reality, if there really was some kind of conspiracy to "get" certain teams or players or to 'favor' certain teams (as if they really care) it would have surfaced pretty quickly. Someone would have wanted no part of it and gone public by now.
Now, when NFL hires full time refs that are actually employees of the league, that might be a different conversation.
Do you know these guys personally? How would you know for sure? I think if anybody really thinks there's not favoritism atleast or some type of rigging ,you are just blind lol. Th eres too much that points to it,and the rules help it's causes. You could basically call holding on any play. So if there's a big play,oh I'm sorry I seen holding there,bring it back. And nothing nobody can say or do about it. The refs seem to make rules up on the spot too . Like the tuck rule,and our playoff game,and just come out and say we are adding that next year sorry about that. Comical
