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Sports agent Eugene Lee argues the integrity of the game is compromised with replacement officials.
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Football season starts tonight the Dallas Cowboys against the New York Giants millions of people will be watching.
But the league's regular arrests will not be that the NFL is locking them out will use replacement officials instead.
Joining us now is sports agent yeah.
I made the comment a few moments ago.
That was up role in the studio when I made it writes that what's this got to do with safety OK you use substitute restless I -- do with the safety of the plants doesn't add anything to do that.
I don't know if it's necessarily safety Stuart I think -- the integrity of the game you're gonna have referees that are inexperienced that are on qualified making.
Huge cauldron in games that count and I think that's what -- of additional safety at issue.
Would you make the case that the safety of the plans is an issue of safety could be an issue famous calls in wall circumstance in terms of unnecessary roughness penalties.
After the whistle hits you know certain.
Objectionable actions that would otherwise be called in -- game if players are being flagged for stuff that normally will be called.
It's gonna take their aggressiveness in their violence to another level it won't affect the score that would because it's the same -- -- -- some in the Plainfield east and level regardless of the officials use you may -- a game changing play.
At the end of the gamer won the game counts where -- remiss.
To call my concern is with the unnecessary roughness.
Rules being expanded now in terms of the -- that are allowed.
With new -- for raised the possibility that we can get some very very unsafe and dangerous plays.
I think increases I think this is a huge risk for the NFL and one that has been understated.
I -- -- mean the NFL's at an all time high with its popularity.
And the NFL I don't think they wanna risk that by having the integrity of the game -- You think the audience in terms of TV -- -- you think you'll be low tonight because the substitute rafts.
I don't think so I don't think the popularity of beginning -- the -- Wayne but I think that as more calls or missed.
Gonna have more monopoly or humor and sergeant mark calls get challenged.
When you have substitute -- I believe so.
I've seen that during the pre season I was at the patriots giants game on Wednesday of last week and it was horrible in the first half -- the referees missed first -- called the wrong penalty.
And they went to the wrong player and finally when they went the wrong teen.
And was the first time in recent memory I can remember a crowd audibly booming referees for a non game changing play if you got something similar tonight if you did.
Would that put so much pressure on the on the NFL that they bring the regular wrest back that's what the referees association is banking on the fact that is more more calls are being there's been more gains are being decided not on the field but by the referees.
They feel that that's what's gonna bring in a -- the bargaining -- represent -- -- a World Cup replies on the the cowboys yes that's correct.
It's going to be a fun time tonight dynamic to get down there -- -- it doesn't get in this guy.
I did and you what about -- plan.
No not necessarily -- have faith that.
The refereed gonna do their best thing but at the end of the at at the end of the day I think the integrity that's what's gonna gaullist and sons Doug I mean it is just.
Stewart I have to tell -- full disclosure.
One of my friends is now -- replacement refereed and he's a very good college refereed.
But I I don't think he belongs in the NFL he's a good man he cares for you know what.
I worry about the late hits I worry about the unnecessary roughness and I'd worry about the Ripley's losing control it that's my -- The crazy part is that they're only 45 million dollars apart in a nine billion dollar revenue week in.
Alright alright I can say I know nothing about the subjects they shouldn't contribute to the -- -- usually you know what you're talking about we appreciate you being here thank you.
