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[Windu]

This is FAR from over.

lol @ the league office getting over 70K voicemails

[Draztik]

Interesting but they always swing their arms up and down when making that signal and that's just a stop of clock not a touchback.

Edited by Draztik, September 25, 2012 - 03:49 PM.

[Busty Bluth]

This is FAR from over.

lol @ the league office getting over 70K voicemails

If roger says it's over, it's over.

70k? that's it?

[Windu]

Interesting but they always swing their arms up and down when making that signal and that's just a stop of clock not a touchback.

Same signal followed by arm swung at
side: Touchback.

[Windu]

If roger says it's over, it's over.

70k? that's it?

Under normal circumstances, I'd agree. But, this is unprecedented and even Goodell will have his power as commish tested. The only thing he can do now is help get the real refs back out there.

[True Lakers Fan]

Albert Breer ‏@AlbertBreer
The NFL and NFLRA have reached an agreement on the issue of backup crews. Will have a developmental program. Pension remains an issue.

Rich Elsen retweeted this just now

[Windu]

The NFL and the NFL Referees Association have come to an agreement on the issue of backup crews, an NFLRA source said Wednesday.

The 21 backup officials, who will not be NFLRA members, will be in a developmental program. The purpose of the developmental league is to train the backup officials and expose them how to work with the NFL.

The 21 backup officials will work with NFL crews throughout the week but will not work games and will not be eligible to be subbed out.

The two sides negotiated past midnight Tuesday, a source on both sides of the negotiations said.

The owners who have shown no inclination to budge on the referees' benefits issues have gotten more involved in the negotiations, according to the source, and the federal mediator has done well to keep talks on track.

The officials have enjoyed defined-benefit pension plan, and the league has been seeking, in these negotiations, to terminate that plan and switch the NFLRA over to a 401(k)

Negotiations are expected to continue.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000066367/article/nfl-nflra-come-to-agreement-on-issue-of-backup-officials?module=HP11_headline_stack

[Windu]

[Game]

lol @ favre pic

[True Lakers Fan]

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter
As @mortreport is reporting, an agreement between NFL and NFLRA is at hand and both sides will work to have officials working this weekend.

[Busty Bluth]

Good news, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Windu]

[Hollywood]

Refs back

[Projekt]

I asked Ed Hochuli how many curls he's been doing: "As soon as I heard the rumors today, I got down on the floor and started doing pushups.”

https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/251181531207458817

This gave me a good laugh.

[Windu]

great news

lol @ favre pic

Yeah, that's pretty good.

[Windu]

Cleveland has some nice pieces.

Weeden at QB, Richardson at RB, Little/Benjamin/Cribbs at WR, pro bowl left tackle in Joe Thomas.

[MAMBA24ILL]

Cleveland has some nice pieces.

Weeden at QB, Richardson at RB, Little/Benjamin/Cribbs at WR, pro bowl left tackle in Joe Thomas.

Yeah. That Weeden is a gunslinger. His WR's let too many balls get away. Weeden was putting the ball where they could make a play.

[Windu]

Yeah. That Weeden is a gunslinger.

for cleveland's sake, they better hope he isn't too much of one

[BleedPurple&Gold]

Cleveland has some nice pieces.

Weeden at QB, Richardson at RB, Little/Benjamin/Cribbs at WR, pro bowl left tackle in Joe Thomas.

Don't forget Joe Haden on the defense

Edited by BleedPurple&Gold, September 28, 2012 - 11:18 PM.