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10-10-2011, 07:01 PM
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| Playmaker  Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Holland, Michigan
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| How come there has never been a retired referee as an announcer? Has there ever been one? I always thought that a ref could give a lot of remarkable insight into game. Imagine Jerry Markbreit or someone like that in the booth giving color commentary. I wonder if the NFL frowns on that sort of thing.
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10-10-2011, 07:14 PM
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10-10-2011, 07:35 PM
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10-10-2011, 07:37 PM
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10-10-2011, 07:37 PM
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| Re: How come there has never been a retired referee as an announcer? Does it have anything to do possibly some kind of privacy/secrecy act, or something along the lines of like a players association for referees? What I mean is, a guy like Ed Hoculi becomes an announcer, and during a game he says something like "I tell you what joe when I was reffing, i really didn't like Michael Vick so i always kind of turned my head when they would hit him", etc... Not making a joke here, i always assumed they protect everything the refs do behind closed doors so they would never let an ex-ref become a commentator because of stuff like I mentioned.
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10-10-2011, 08:42 PM
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10-10-2011, 09:01 PM
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|  I defend what deserves to be defended. When not deserved...I keep quiet. Referees wouldn't be all that great as color commentators because they are not involved with the team during the week when it comes to practice, and strategy etc. They would have limited knowledge to offer
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10-11-2011, 07:21 AM
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| The Starter  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: 36.28 x 76.22 Age: 61
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| Re: How come there has never been a retired referee as an announcer? When do they ever get it right, anyway? DUH!
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10-11-2011, 07:26 AM
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| Re: How come there has never been a retired referee as an announcer? I would think the refs hear and see a lot of things that other people in the game don't. There's always a lot of pleading whining to the refs, not to mention coaches going ballistic. You never get to here about that stuff.
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10-11-2011, 02:22 PM
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| Re: How come there has never been a retired referee as an announcer? How come you never see baby squirrels? |
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10-11-2011, 02:23 PM
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| Most Interesting Man in the World  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chantilly, VA Age: 25
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| Re: How come there has never been a retired referee as an announcer? lol better question IMO
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10-11-2011, 02:26 PM
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| Re: How come there has never been a retired referee as an announcer? Would there be anyone more boring for the job than a ref? |
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10-11-2011, 02:43 PM
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Speaking of broadcast journalists, I enjoyed seeing Czarniak on SC the other day. She did a good job, even though it seemed like Coachman was giving her a bit of on-air hazing.
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10-11-2011, 03:01 PM
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10-11-2011, 03:33 PM
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"And it's tipped. Dwayne Bowe is still keeping the ball alive. And he caught it. It's a touchdown. Kansas City. As per section 8, paragraph 2, line 4 of the rule book states,'It is established as a catch when a receiver maintains two feet in bounds with secure possession of the ball.' What a play." I hope the NFL never puts a ref in the booth. | |
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