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NFL refs to be positioned behind the offense...


KillerKat

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Bout time! This should've been done years ago. They were always in the way.

ORLANDO -- The NFL will permanently reposition umpires to the offensive backfield beginning with the upcoming 2010 season, in a move designed to protect its most vulnerable on-field officials, the league confirmed Sunday at the annual owners meetings.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5016012&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines

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I can see why they made the move due to increased safety and why they resisted it. The problem is that most of the action occurs on the defensive side of the ball and it will be increasingly harder to see defensive penalties as well as make calls on pass interference or calls particularly over the middle. I suspect the defensive players will get away with more and calls like offensive holding will go up due to the officials vantage point.

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