There is absolutely no rhyme or reason to why this happens. I can’t be the only person this is happening to.

I’m sure this one will get pulled down too, maybe at least a moderator will see it first.

Aside from that, refs need to be kept in their place anyhow. Nobody wants a situation like in MLB where you get a bunch of umps who think they are the star of the show.

HOWEVER, this attack on Eastin over an appearance 5 years ago at the WSOP is ludicrous, and hypocritical, and puts the NFL and their mouthpieces in a bad light.

Hell, one of the faces of the league, Michael Vick, used built an entire business venture on illegal dog fights.

Besides, while there certainly luck involved, most knowledgeable people will tell you that Poker isn’t gambling.

This is about as relevant as FBI-302 report from the 1980′s.. the FBI’s investigation into NFL referees and $100,000 payout to a couple of NFL referees.

Or that lingering questions of Scott Green’s crew call in 2008 that affected the betting line.

NFL referees can go to Vegas with permission.. she Clayton’s article on Ed Hochuli and whether the job is a full time job.

Again.. how far shall we dig into their lives.. just as they are digging into the replacements lives.

Desperation.

But Pereira the Grump and his brothers in the Union should just shut up already. They make on average $140,000 per year before playoff games for part-time work. The contract the NFL put out there takes it about $190,000 a year.

Come on guys…Just shut up. Let the replacements screw up. The constant whining shows a little weakness on the part of the union.

That’s like signing “scab” players under normal rules during the 1987 strike!!!

How anyone can go under the hood and not reverse the play in the Giants/Packers game speaks volumes about the quality of “regular” refs.

Get it right, or we move on!

So what if the NFL has had to relax its standards to fill all the positions needed. It is not like she was a junkie doing tricks to pay off her loan shark. She participated in a legal sporting competition that isn’t even gambling, even though there is a payoff a the end. Hey NFLRA, don’t the super bowl winners get a nice check for winning it? No difference here.

Go away Pereira and NFLRA. No one cares.

Either the replacement refs can do the job or they can’t. End of Story. Regardless of the wailing and moaning of the refs or this site.

If the replacement refs look horrible in the next few weeks the league will most likely cave. If the replacments don’t fall flat on their faces in the preseason the union will most likely cave. The question then would be does the league accept them back.

IMO, if the replacment refs can do the job, keep them.

“Where was this advice when I hired Tim Donaghy?!”

-David Stern

The Owners relaxed their normal hiring principles during the periods when they brought in replacement players, so what’s different about replacement refs?

Guys were wearing NFL uniforms who had no business doing so, because there was not a great pool of talented NFL-caliber players to choose from when the real NFL-caliber players are not available.

At least these replacement officials are currently certified and working in major college programs and other professional leagues. In that respect, they’re far above the talent level of replacement players.

Now if the NFL finds out that she’s a regular at the Bicycle Club or the Bellagio or Borgata or something, that’s different. Or if they find out she played a lot of online poker before Black Friday, she shouldn’t referee in the NFL.

But….if she played a single tournament 5 years ago, as Mike Ditka and crew like to say…

COME ON, MAN!!!