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Originally Posted by That Guy
6 refs per game right? x 16 games (first two weeks, then 14 etc) = 96 refs + 10 subs (minimum) that the league would have to pay full time, year round, for four months of work... lotta money for 48 hours of on field work.
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One thing the NFL has tons of is $$$$$$$. That is not a problem. In fact they are grossly overpaid as it is for part-timers. If NFL and NBA can afford full time refs, the NFL sure as hell can - regardless of how many games there are per week. The NFL season is a great deal shorter than those other 2, also. Especially, when you figure in the playoffs that have almost everyone in them.
But the argument for full time refs has been ongoing for many years. The NFL's argument has always been that they ARE full time. But when a guy is a lawyer or accountant, and goes to that job 4-5 days a week, no one else considers that a full time ref. And their sorry-ass performance shows it. This is one area the NFL has not risen above college ball.