So we're back after an unintentional hiatus, much like the NFL's real officials. After the debacle/travesty/joke etc. that was the Packers/Seahawks game Monday night in Seattle the NFL did what it rarely if ever does and it caved. It finally came to it's collective sense and reach an agreement with it's officials on a long term deal to keep the proper men doing the job for seven more years. The league owed it to the players, coaches and fans to have the best possible product on the field and this wasn't the case without them. This is clearly not to say there won't be issues now that they're back but they are at least going to be respected by the coaches and players and the rest of us can take comfort in knowing that the most qualified people are back on the job. Much has been made about how the league has been such a proponent of player safety and it was incredibly hypocritical of them to have men out there who couldn't control the game and put them in dangerous situations. They league argued about the money then after the disaster Monday said it was about getting a better crop of officials long term. The fact is it should have been resolved weeks ago as the players, the league and everyone else deserved better and player like Aaron and Rodgers and Drew Brees were leading the charge and speaking on behalf of the rest of us.
The officials will be back tonight as the Ravens take on the Browns in Baltimore and it will be interesting to see how the crowd reacts. Does anyone think they won't be booed after a bad call? I have officiated hockey as a kid and know how difficult that was so I can't imagine how hard it must be to do it on a professional level so hats off to the replacements for doing the best they could, and now we're ready for some football!
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