NFL Referees Could Remain Locked Out Into Regular Season

**SteveRobWhatever** · #1 08-13-2012, 07:44 PM

League executives said Monday they now foresee starting the 2012 regular season with replacement officials. At a time when players are openly criticizing replacement officials and coaches are privately grumbling about them, the NFL and NFL Referees Association are not making any progress towards a new deal, according to sources familiar with the talks. One source familiar with the stalled negotiations estimated that the two sides would not resolve their differences until the third week of the regular season. His feelings on the state of the talks provide a snapshot of how far apart the two sides are.

Source: ESPN.com

**Crowned** · #2 08-13-2012, 07:46 PM

Please fuck no.

**bigsexyy81** · #3 08-14-2012, 01:44 AM

Another one of those things where these fuckers just need to meet in the middle. The season will be impacted harshly if they don't come to an agreement, and these replacement refs will all have a year of experience under their belts and will be dirt cheap compared to the vets.

**DaBearsrule4ever** · #4 08-14-2012, 10:55 AM

Oh god, please no!

**ragman** · #5 08-14-2012, 06:51 PM

I heard last night that the replacements could be in as long as the third week of the regular season. Maybe longer.

**CaptainStubing** · #6 08-14-2012, 07:26 PM

This seems to happen every now and then. Regardless of how much we like to bitch about the officials in the NFL the scabs make them look like geniuses

**TheDuke** · #7 08-14-2012, 07:35 PM

They should just let fans referee games. Would have the same effect as the replacement refs and make some fans happy. These morons are going to fuck up some games.