Full-TIme Officials
Fulltime officials are not a new idea, fans and analysts have floated the notion for years, and the NFL has resisted for years. It’s understandable why the NFL has opposed it. Unlike the other pro leagues, they only play 20 games a season, three pre-season and 17 regular-season games. So the NFL feels it’s best to go with part-time officials that have jobs elsewhere.
That said, football has gotten more complex, especially as the NFL keeps modifying its rules. In today’s NFL, with players who are bigger and faster than they were even 30 years ago, officials need to be fit enough to keep up with the action on the field and be able to recite the rules from memory.
In conjunction, football can be a complex sport comparatively. There are numerous things referees need to look for on each play, such as formations, false starts, pass interference, ineligible receivers downfield, fumbles, just to name some. It would seem beneficial that outside
There are numerous things referees need to look for on any given play, such as formations, false starts, pass interference, ineligible receivers downfield, to name some. So it would seem beneficial that referees spend their off-season reviewing films of the games they officiated and that of other crews and have off-season training camps.
While this idea could be beneficial, it may not solve all the problems; there is still the possibility of human error. So there are some other ideas which could potentially