Jerel Worthy just tweeted that the refs are back.
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Give us our win back and MAYBE I will celebrate (a little).
1 more week... hopefully no one is screwed this weekend, other than SEA.
@SI_PeterKing
I'm hearing NFLRA negotiator Scott Green has notified officials that a deal is not imminent. Stay tuned, obviously.
@SI_PeterKing
I'm hearing NFLRA negotiator Scott Green has notified officials that a deal is not imminent. Stay tuned, obviously.
Here's hoping Mort didn't jump the gun.
Edit: And Peter King reporting Mort may have.
Edit: And Peter King reporting Mort may have.
Jim Irsay has a message for the fans!
@JimIrsay Your loud voices r heard about getting Refs back. We're desperately trying 2 get it done!
As an owner that help cause us to get to this point Jimmy, where was your voice?
F**cking moron.
@JimIrsay Your loud voices r heard about getting Refs back. We're desperately trying 2 get it done!
As an owner that help cause us to get to this point Jimmy, where was your voice?
F**cking moron.
It's like I keep saying. WE have the power. As a group we can control things. We pay their salary. Just look at MLB since 1994. Baseball was KING before 1994.
The NFL noticed this too & they don't want to fall off their lofty perch. They know where their bread is buttered
The NFL noticed this too & they don't want to fall off their lofty perch. They know where their bread is buttered
But I thought the replacement refs made the right call! What's the hurry?
They made the right call, Seattle gets the "W", and it's a coincidence the deal gets done 2 days later. The whole country is wrong, still.
Game gets an asterisk, and possibly the season. The damage is done.
They made the right call, Seattle gets the "W", and it's a coincidence the deal gets done 2 days later. The whole country is wrong, still.
Game gets an asterisk, and possibly the season. The damage is done.
/puts on tin foil hat/
IF the lockout is resolved this week, we may very well expect short term implications for the Packers as a team. We may also very well expect long-term implications for the Green Bay Packers as on organization.
The short term effects could occur on the field. The other players and coaches and the returning refs may have some props for the Packer players ( of note the tweets the players sent and ARODS very strong comments yesterday) also to point out MMM got more messages this week from his colleagues than he did after the SB
The long term repercussions could be problematic. The NFL owners may very well take action against the ownerless packers and players (eliminating stock sales or forbidding social media during season, prohibiting players from interfereing with labor disputes&etc) As businessmen the fat cats may not take kindly to being stabbed in their back pockets. These effects will occur in the boardrooms and in the committee meetings in the offseason. I do not envy Murphy's position
IF the lockout is resolved this week, we may very well expect short term implications for the Packers as a team. We may also very well expect long-term implications for the Green Bay Packers as on organization.
The short term effects could occur on the field. The other players and coaches and the returning refs may have some props for the Packer players ( of note the tweets the players sent and ARODS very strong comments yesterday) also to point out MMM got more messages this week from his colleagues than he did after the SB
The long term repercussions could be problematic. The NFL owners may very well take action against the ownerless packers and players (eliminating stock sales or forbidding social media during season, prohibiting players from interfereing with labor disputes&etc) As businessmen the fat cats may not take kindly to being stabbed in their back pockets. These effects will occur in the boardrooms and in the committee meetings in the offseason. I do not envy Murphy's position
quote:The NFL and NFL Referees Association have reached an agreement on the issue of backup crews, reports NFL.com.
The league compromised in putting 21 full-time officials in developmental program. The 21 officials (three crews of seven officials each) will not be part of a regular group of NFL officials. The regular officials are still locked out as retirement pension remains an issue.
http://tracking.si.com/2012/09...crews/?sct=nfl_t2_a3
quote:But I thought the replacement refs made the right call! What's the hurry?
They made the right call, Seattle gets the "W", and it's a coincidence the deal gets done 2 days later. The whole country is wrong, still.
Game gets an asterisk, and possibly the season. The damage is done.
quote:Originally posted by GusBob:
/puts on tin foil hat/
IF the lockout is resolved this week, we may very well expect short term implications for the Packers as a team. We may also very well expect long-term implications for the Green Bay Packers as on organization.
The short term effects could occur on the field. The other players and coaches and the returning refs may have some props for the Packer players ( of note the tweets the players sent and ARODS very strong comments yesterday) also to point out MMM got more messages this week from his colleagues than he did after the SB
Agree with this for the most part. The organization as a whole came off as quite classy despite being bent over and hose-jobbed in front of the whole country.
quote:Originally posted by GusBob:
The long term repercussions could be problematic. The NFL owners may very well take action against the ownerless packers and players (eliminating stock sales or forbidding social media during season, prohibiting players from interfereing with labor disputes&etc) As businessmen the fat cats may not take kindly to being stabbed in their back pockets. These effects will occur in the boardrooms and in the committee meetings in the offseason. I do not envy Murphy's position
I disagree here, and this is where I also disagree with those who think Murphy should be out there banging on pots and pans. Staying down and working behind the scenes IMHO will lead to a tendency to not mess with GB at this level. If they had raised a huge stink, I think it would have opened the possibility for more problems down the road.
How did/do the Raiders get treated after suing the NFL 34354545 times? How did Jerrah and Danny Sneiderbrenner do with their salary cap issues recently? The squeaky wheel doesn't always get the oil - sometimes it gets the crowbar. Murphy and the organization keeping their pie holes shut publicly IMHO is a very wise move.
I agree that Murphy should be behind the scenes now.
But my point is that behind the scenes next spring he could get steam rolled.
But my point is that behind the scenes next spring he could get steam rolled.
I don't. If he's out there screaming to just pay these refs and get them back to work, he's perceived by those folks in the board room as taking money out of their pockets. Taking one for the team (the 'team' of owners, that is) is only going to help his standing with them. IMHO.
It could be argued that the Packers, with their BOD leadership structure, is as influential or even more so than the totalitarian styles of Jones and Snyder. Consensus over autocratic decision making processes.
I get your point. Fortunatly there are enough people screaming bloody murder now.
Get real refs and put the "W" where it belongs, and we'll shut up and spend money no problem.
Short of that, suck on it.
Short of that, suck on it.
I called DirecTV last night, asked them if they were partners with the NFL and when she said yes, I told her what a crappy outift they are partnering with for the Ticket. She credited the payment on my current bill and adjusted my account so I will have 4 payments of 24.99 ea. for the year. Along with the other credits that I had gotten earlier, the Ticket this year cost me $9.96.
man, you know something is rotten in denmark when even the mob can see a screwjob going on and make up for it...
goodell - the ball is in your court. let me guess, you're gonna punt you spineless ball-less suit.
FTNFL
edit: comment at article said it better than I did
goodell - the ball is in your court. let me guess, you're gonna punt you spineless ball-less suit.
FTNFL
edit: comment at article said it better than I did
quote:A Vegas casino now possesses more scruples than the largest professional sports industry on the planet.
@AlbertBreer
reports league hasn't shut door on possibly getting regular officials on field Thursday night.
reports league hasn't shut door on possibly getting regular officials on field Thursday night.
mere political posturing but nonetheless....
quote:A top New Jersey lawmaker is proposing a ban on using replacement referees in professional sports, citing risks to player safety. State Senate President Steve Sweeney, a Democrat (and Green Bay Packers fan), said in a press release Tuesday he would introduce legislation prohibiting fill-in officials — which, if enacted, would impact the New York Jets and the New York Giants, both of whom play in at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
@AdamSchefter: Despite a deal NFL and NFLRA at hand, locked-out officials still have not heard any details from their union leaders.
@realfreemancbs
Game official to me: "We're back. I'm working on Sunday."
@AdamSchefter
Text from someone in room about deal between NFL and NFLRA being signed: "Categorically untrue." Everyone hopes it's true soon enough.
@TCrabtree83
"That was the right call for sure. Well done guys! But we're gonna go ahead n get a deal done with these other guys n fire you IMMEDIATELY!"
@realfreemancbs
Game official to me: "We're back. I'm working on Sunday."
@AdamSchefter
Text from someone in room about deal between NFL and NFLRA being signed: "Categorically untrue." Everyone hopes it's true soon enough.
@TCrabtree83
"That was the right call for sure. Well done guys! But we're gonna go ahead n get a deal done with these other guys n fire you IMMEDIATELY!"
@ProFootballTalk: A PFT reader makes a great point -- There's no way the NFL could have sent replacements refs to Lambeau Field this week
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Daopoulos: NFL, NFLRA deal is done
Posted by Mike Florio on September 26, 2012, 10:44 PM EDT
NBC picked the right year to hire an officiating consultant.
Jim Daopoulos, a long-time official and supervisor of officials, joined NBC this season. And he tells PFT that the NFL and NFL Referees Association have signed a new deal.
A crew is being assembled to work Thursday night’s game between the Browns and Ravens. Then, on Friday, the officials will travel to Dallas to retrieve their equipment and receive their game assignments for Sunday and Monday, with the same crews working together as last year.
Details are still not clear, but Daopoulos says that the much-debated pension issue was resolved with the current defined-benefit plan remaining in place for five years before switching to a 401(k)-style defined contribution plan.
Also, it’s believed that the deal will cover five more years before this one, which means that we’ll potentially be doing this again in 2018.
UPDATE 10:56 p.m. ET: Daopoulos has provided some more facts. The officials will vote on the deal in Dallas on Friday, at which time it will become final. They’ll then participate in a clinic, and head on Saturday to the game sites. Also, the officials will receive a pay raise of four percent, with 12 guaranteed game checks this year and 19 in subsequent years (including preseason). As to the checks they’ve missed this year, the officials will divvy up $2.5 million.
Updated Schefter tweet:
quote::Email from high-ranking source: "have not heard if it is definitively done but also have not heard anything negative so probably very close or done."
True but if not for Monday night this could have drug on weeks longer.
@gregaiello
Pleased to report that an agreement has been reached with the NFL Referees Association. Details to follow.
Pleased to report that an agreement has been reached with the NFL Referees Association. Details to follow.
If I happen to run into Ed Hochuli, Jeff Triplette, or Gene Steratore any time soon, I might even give them a hug I'll be so happy to have them back.
Andrew Brandt @adbrandt
I was wrong in thinking Monday night was not a tipping point but NFL never anticipated the breadth of reaction way beyond sports.
I was wrong in thinking Monday night was not a tipping point but NFL never anticipated the breadth of reaction way beyond sports.
wonder how many packer players go up to regular refs and give them a hug or high five....should be pretty comical.
Hopefully the team comes together and gets an us vs them(NFL) mentality.
Or at least the Offense starts coming together.
Hopefully the team comes together and gets an us vs them(NFL) mentality.
Or at least the Offense starts coming together.
quote:Originally posted by Iowacheese:
Andrew Brandt @adbrandt
I was wrong in thinking Monday night was not a tipping point but NFL never anticipated the breadth of reaction way beyond sports.
Arrogance.
It'll never happen, but it would be nice if the same number of people would push for Rule 17...
The part that floors me is that the NFL has been steadfast in defending the replacement refs but now all of a sudden they need to get a deal done ASAP just because?
We know they aren't going to change the outcome of the Packers game, but it would go a long way for the league to come out and admit they screwed this up royally instead of continuing to suggest they've been right all along.
We know they aren't going to change the outcome of the Packers game, but it would go a long way for the league to come out and admit they screwed this up royally instead of continuing to suggest they've been right all along.
quote:Originally posted by Fandame:
It'll never happen, but it would be nice if the same number of people would push for Rule 17...
People need to get over this. It was never going to happen. That's a can of worms the league will not open even under these circumstances.