REFS ARE BACK! Hope to be working this Sunday!

[SBIII]

Adam Schefter
As @mortreport is reporting, an agreement between NFL and NFLRA is at hand and both sides will work to have officials working this weekend.

[southside]

Hell yeah. That didn't take long.

[Carlton]

Originally Posted by southside

Hell yeah. That didn't take long.

I don't get it.. is this over the MNF game? That was obviously a TD.

-jetrider

[AlwaysGreenAlwaysWhite]

I'm conflicted... This means the Pasts will win games...

[SMC]

LOL. That was quick.

[southside]

Originally Posted by Carlton

I don't get it.. is this over the MNF game? That was obviously a TD.

-jetrider

LOL

[I against I]

Knew that was happening once that call was made.

[Borgoguy]

Finally, the dunces (owners) come to their senses. Never thought I'd say it, but welcome back decrepit officials.

[SMC]

I doubt they'll have a deal ready so the real refs can officiate Thursday Night's game.

[frostlich]

Disappointed the owners folded so easy. Bunch of pussies!

[Joe W. Namath]

I'm conflicted... This means the Pasts will win games...

So will the packers and saints. any team that throws the ball 80% of the time is very happy right now.

[BleedGnW]

Originally Posted by Joe W. Namath

So will the packers and saints. any team that throws the ball 80% of the time is very happy right now.

Ugh, does this mean we're the ones going to get screwed over again by refs?

[jetsfan920]

Thank god.

[Nike]

super bowl.

[carlito1171]

Dear Mr. Kraft

Your request has been granted. You will also be granted two extra wins for your inconvenience.


Sincerely,

Roger Goddell

Aka

Roge Pooh

[Buzzsaw]

The regular refs suck too, going to be a bunch of blown calls again this Sunday, book it.

[jetman67]

There not that close. Both sides are still very far apart on the pension/401K issue.

[escamoter2]

Originally Posted by SBIII

Adam Schefter
As @mortreport is reporting, an agreement between NFL and NFLRA is at hand and both sides will work to have officials working this weekend.

This sucks. Who will call honest penalties against the Pats now?

BTW, did Belichick ever get fined? I don't think so.

[leftturn3]

Oh so true. at least these refs screwed everyone......

[C Mart]

By Chris Mortensen | ESPN

The NFL and the NFL Referees Association made enough progress in negotiations Tuesday night that the possibility of the locked-out officials returning in time to work this week's games has been discussed, according to sources on both sides.
An agreement in principle is at hand, according to one source familiar to talks, although NFL owners have postured with a "no more compromise" stance.
Although league sources said it would take a week to get the locked-out officials on the field, the NFLRA says its 121 referees have been trained on the new rules implemented last season, have already passed physicals or are prepared to pass physicals immediately. New official game uniforms designed by Nike are "hardly an obstacle," according to a source.
Both sides have made concessions on previous sticking points such as a taxi squad of 21 new officials and pension plans that sources say the final meaningful hurdle is, as one source said, "about a little more money."
While league sources say owners who participated in a conference call with commissioner Roger Goodell during Tuesday's talks had instructed the negotiating team to set a firm barrier for the financial settlement, the NFLRA is prepared to accept a new agreement primarily in the form of a "ratification bonus," which would compensate its 121-member union for concessions it is willing to make.
The NFLRA and the league have all but agreed on developing a 21-member "taxi squad" that Goodell has pushed, but not at the financial cost of the union members.
The NFLRA, citing that it once utilized the now-defunct NFL Europe as a training ground of prospective officials, is willing to train 21 officials from the major college ranks by including them in offseason seminars as well as incorporate them in training camp work.
The NFLRA would not unionize those officials and would want them compensated by the league if "they are brought up from the minors" to work a regular-season game.
Goodell has wanted the power to "bench" officials who underperform or are downgraded during the season. The NFLRA contends the league already has that ability because there are always between one and four crews that sit home each week and would be more qualified to substitute in such a scenario.
The NFLRA also wants to form an "expert committee" that would be major contributors to the league's stated goal to improve officiating. Under this proposal, the committee would be comprised of some of the top retired officials and supervisors of major college conferences who had served as NFL officials.


http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/84...y-week-sources