NFL says they're firing their worst officials

[Lumps]

Everyone from the Cinci game needs to be fired and banned.

[heel31ok]

who will they get to ref our games? We seem to get a lot of bad ones.

 

Ron Cherry making the move up!

 

[CarolinaSamurai]

Unless they fire the majority then they didn't fire the bad ones. But really there is so many problems with not just the officials but the entire system that they are part of. No oversight that works, no consistency, and no player or owners or game casters can really call them out that much without penalties or punishment.

[Moorgan]

Talk about a thankless second job. It's gotta be a tough job but without the threat of dismissal there is little motivation to get better.

[Toolbox]

Honestly they need to hire younger refs who can keep up with the game.. too many fat old white men reffing.

[Carolina Cajun]

How about anyone associated with the abortion of half human hermunculus retards who officiated the panthers/San Fran divisional playoff game. Never EVER has there been a worse officiated game

[pantherclaw]

That's a lot of refs they'd be firing, and trying to replace.

[JawnyBlaze]

I'm intrigued to see the names.

Wonder if the ref who ruled on Dez Bryant's non-catch will be one of them. Or the guy who picked up that final flag when we beat the Patriots.

Those were both the right calls. They should have been promoted or given a bonus if anything. Not the popular calls, going against the two popular teams, but the right ones.

[Montsta]

Talk about a thankless second job. It's gotta be a tough job but without the threat of dismissal there is little motivation to get better.

The $175,000 annual salary for part time work should be enough thanks and motivation alone.

I've never really encountered anyone ever that did a better job because they knew they couldn't get fired.

[jamos14]

About time

[Montsta]

I think Gene Steratore (sp?) is pretty solid as far as refs go. And by solid I mean I don't recall wanting to smash him after a game, which is more than I can say for most refs.

Edit: and I think Steratore did the Dez non-catch, which going by the current rules, was absolutely the right call.

[WUnderhill]

who will they get to ref our games? We seem to get a lot of bad ones.

The refs who screwed us probably got bonuses.

[TN05]

The union will not be happy.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

i'm still happy mike carey retired.  if he was officiating a panthers game you knew some fugery was about to be afoot