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<blockquote data-quote="jaybadger82" data-source="post: 479684" data-attributes="member: 6211"><p>I don't see the need to panic over something that affects every team equally (i.e., it's not really undermining competitive balance in the league). Anybody can point to a couple calls (or non-calls) they disagree with during a game but I don't think there's been a <em>decline</em> in the quality of officiating over the past few years. Rather the extensive use of replay on television broadcasts just highlights every possible error, so reactionary fans such as yourself can work themselves into a tizzy over this "problem."</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>I have little familiarity with the procedures by which NFL officials are reviewed <em>after</em> games. And, despite your strong opinions on this subject, I doubt you much familiarity with this either. Don't let that stop you from having an opinion, though. Apparently the grading should be tougher, whatever the hell that means.</p><p> </p><p>With in-game review, I'm just pointing out that some of the currently non-reviewable items being complained about here (holding, pass interference) are judgment calls, making them trickier to review. These penalties are more subjective than whether a receiver has met the technical requirements of a catch or determining the precise location of the ball when a runner's knee was down. The expanded replay that's been suggested could mean waiting around while officiating crews debate whether the contact between the CB and the WR justified a pass interference flag. This just isn't the type of penalty that should be second-guessed while fans and players wait around and slow-motion replay distorts the what happened in real time. Half the audience will be disappointed whether such a call is reversed or upheld.</p><p> </p><p>Mistakes and missed calls cut both ways. The idea that in-game review of these judgment calls will somehow improve fairness is dubious at best and if the current state of NFL officiating is so problematic for you, then you should boycott.</p><p> </p><p>Nobody is saying that referees shouldn't be held accountable. But the knee-jerk reaction that says the NFL should expand in-game replay ignores the practical implications and confuses accuracy for fairness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jaybadger82, post: 479684, member: 6211"] I don't see the need to panic over something that affects every team equally (i.e., it's not really undermining competitive balance in the league). Anybody can point to a couple calls (or non-calls) they disagree with during a game but I don't think there's been a [I]decline[/I] in the quality of officiating over the past few years. Rather the extensive use of replay on television broadcasts just highlights every possible error, so reactionary fans such as yourself can work themselves into a tizzy over this "problem." I have little familiarity with the procedures by which NFL officials are reviewed [I]after[/I] games. And, despite your strong opinions on this subject, I doubt you much familiarity with this either. Don't let that stop you from having an opinion, though. Apparently the grading should be tougher, whatever the hell that means. With in-game review, I'm just pointing out that some of the currently non-reviewable items being complained about here (holding, pass interference) are judgment calls, making them trickier to review. These penalties are more subjective than whether a receiver has met the technical requirements of a catch or determining the precise location of the ball when a runner's knee was down. The expanded replay that's been suggested could mean waiting around while officiating crews debate whether the contact between the CB and the WR justified a pass interference flag. This just isn't the type of penalty that should be second-guessed while fans and players wait around and slow-motion replay distorts the what happened in real time. Half the audience will be disappointed whether such a call is reversed or upheld. Mistakes and missed calls cut both ways. The idea that in-game review of these judgment calls will somehow improve fairness is dubious at best and if the current state of NFL officiating is so problematic for you, then you should boycott. Nobody is saying that referees shouldn't be held accountable. But the knee-jerk reaction that says the NFL should expand in-game replay ignores the practical implications and confuses accuracy for fairness. [/QUOTE]
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