导出博客文章NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he was skeptical that having full-time
referees would improve officiating in the league.The commissioner also said the
league is looking at a number of ways to make broadcasts shorter, including
cutting some advertising in response to television ratings being down this
season.Goodell addressed the issues at a New York Times conference Thursday amid
increased talk that having part-time referees has contributed to the NFLs
officiating issues.Goodell said he thought having full-time officials would not
eliminate the human element, adding that he would consider it only if I thought
full-time officials would solve the problem.As you see, there are officiating
mistakes in other leagues, and theyre full-time officials, Goodell said. I dont
think thats going to eliminate the human element. What we want to do is get the
best people on the field to officiate the game to the highest levels. Our
officials work incredibly hard, and the reality is they do a great job. But
theyre going to miss calls.Goodell also addressed the use of replays and its
impact on the pace of the game.?How much replay do you want to have? Because it
can slow the game down to a halt, he said. So it goes back to the pace of game.
If you can challenge every play, were going to spend more of our time watching
video. We replay all scoring plays, and I get this reaction from fans quite a
bit, and partners. A touchdown play, everybodys focused on it, its a great play,
its a great time to celebrate, but were not sure if its really a touchdown yet,
so it takes the celebration out of it. So you have to find that balance in there
where you use technology to improve officiating.The average length of
regular-season games last season was 3 hours 8 minutes, six minutes longer than
in 2008.New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton vented his frustrations over the
leagues officiating last week, telling NBC Sports Radios Pro Football Talk Live
that its madness the NFL doesnt employ full-time officials.There arent many
Mondays that go by that there arent at least 28 to 30 head coaches that are
ticked off about certain calls that were missed or werent made. You see it all
the time, Payton said. And its the frustration that the system currently hasnt
improved. We say it has, but it hasnt.Were the only league that has officials
that have primary other jobs, which is really madness. We can pay these guys.
They should be full-time NFL officials, and they should be working throughout
the week, communicating. And I know they get their hour in here, their hour in
there, and maybe even more than that. But by and large, every other sports
league employs full-time officials. And ours, these guys all have other
significant jobs. And I just think its very difficult to do with the speed of
the game.Payton cited a pass interference non-call from the Atlanta Falcons loss
to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 8 and a pass interference call on the Saints
against the Oakland Raiders in Week 1.NFL senior vice president of officiating
Dean Blandino acknowledged two mistakes made by the officiating crew in Monday
nights game between the Seahawks and Bills, including not flagging Seahawks
cornerback Richard Sherman for unnecessary roughness as he attempted to block
Bills kicker Dan Carpenters field goal attempt at the end of the first half.
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think, right now, the acquisition cost just doesnt work for us right now. I dont
know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I
would say we continue to have dialogue. Februarys All-Star Weekend in New
Orleans is a long way away. Yet when it comes to Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine,
everyone is already thinking about it and what might come. The two players who
stole the show -- stole the whole All-Star Weekend in Toronto -- are still
making their victory laps it seems.Neither LaVine nor Gordon is ready to commit
to the Slam Dunk Contest in February. But the two-time dunk champion and his
greatest challenger will meet on the court for the first time since that
Saturday in Toronto when the Minnesota Timberwolves (1-5) visit the Orlando
Magic (3-4) at Amway Center on Wednesday.The two players have been tied together
more since that epic back-and-forth dunk contest. They ended up at promotional
stops together in China during the offseason. They were part of a Nike
commercial together, where naturally they were throwing each other
alley-oops.Were both very casual, relaxed dudes, Gordon said after practice
Tuesday. We chop it up, joke about it and laugh about it. We both know we put on
a show.Gordon and LaVine indeed put on a show with their back-and-forth display
of incredible athleticism that made the dunk contest the talk of the entire
weekend. Many people believed Gordon should have won the contest. Even Zach
LaVine has said he thought they should split the trophy.The two are still
creating highlights on a nightly basis. Gordon busted out a 360 dunk in-game
last week at Philadelphia and has some hair-raising dunks and alley-oops
already.But the question for these two young players next is how do they turn
their dunk contest success into actual production on the court?LaVine so far has
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Minnesotas point guard experiment, LaVine is averaging 17.7 points per game and
is shooting 41.7 percent from beyond the arc.He scored 31 points in a game
against the Memphis Grizzlies last week and had 17 points in the Timberwolves
119-110 loss in Brooklyn on Tuesday.I think each year hes gotten better, coach
Tom Thibodeau told Derek James of ESPN 1500 in Minneapolis following the win
over the Grizzlies last week. Hes comfortable and puts a lot of work into his
game. He spends a lot of time shooting. I think he has a much better
understanding of the NBA game now and I think theres a lot of room for him to
grow, too. I think he can be terrific defensively.Gordon too has had to evolve
his game. He has found that process a little more difficult.The Magic are
testing him out at the small forward position and playing him on the perimeter
more. With the increased playing time and role, he is averaging 11.6 points per
game and shooting a career-best 36.4 percent from beyond the arc. There are
still plenty of hiccups and inefficiencies in the 21-year-olds game.Both LaVine
and Gordon, though, are young. Their insane athleticism is a reminder of that.
The two are forever bound in that incredible evening in Toronto.Now the two are
looking to expand their games and help their young teams take the next step
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