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<blockquote data-quote="jaybadger82" data-source="post: 479694" data-attributes="member: 6211"><p>Nicely said. I too hope officials continue to scrutinize film in order to understand what calls they're missing or shouldn't have flagged, especially with these sort of non-reviewable, judgment calls. Consistency and accuracy should always be the goal.</p><p> </p><p>But I think concerns about officiating exist in all team sports and they're concerns that are often underscored by the widespread use of replay in modern broadcasting, which calls attention to such errors. I don't think NFL officiating was any better when Vince Lombardi was coaching the game. They're human; they make mistakes and perfection won't be achieved.</p><p> </p><p>The officiating mistakes, the inaccuracies- as long as they're unintentional- might be thought of as part of the competitive environment. Like wind gusting in an outdoor stadium, or the firmness of the turf, or the temperature at kickoff. It is a variable that affects the dynamic of the game, but I believe that the better team almost always comes out on top.</p><p> </p><p>The Seattle game is the only exception that comes to mind and the automatic review procedures already in place should have corrected the mistaken ruling that Tate had possession of the football regardless of what the NFL claimed in the days afterward. Possession of the football in the endzone is reviewable and Tate shouldn't have been awarded the catch because Jennings had established possession first, meaning the ball had been intercepted when they came down in simultaneous possession. It was an obvious and easy correction and they somehow ****** that up. Not sure why I'm repeating what everybody already knows. Even <a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2012/09/25/against-all-logic-nfl-defends-epic-fail-mary" target="_blank">Canadians</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Alright, time to put the presents under the tree and hit the sack. Merry Christmas, Hypon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jaybadger82, post: 479694, member: 6211"] Nicely said. I too hope officials continue to scrutinize film in order to understand what calls they're missing or shouldn't have flagged, especially with these sort of non-reviewable, judgment calls. Consistency and accuracy should always be the goal. But I think concerns about officiating exist in all team sports and they're concerns that are often underscored by the widespread use of replay in modern broadcasting, which calls attention to such errors. I don't think NFL officiating was any better when Vince Lombardi was coaching the game. They're human; they make mistakes and perfection won't be achieved. The officiating mistakes, the inaccuracies- as long as they're unintentional- might be thought of as part of the competitive environment. Like wind gusting in an outdoor stadium, or the firmness of the turf, or the temperature at kickoff. It is a variable that affects the dynamic of the game, but I believe that the better team almost always comes out on top. The Seattle game is the only exception that comes to mind and the automatic review procedures already in place should have corrected the mistaken ruling that Tate had possession of the football regardless of what the NFL claimed in the days afterward. Possession of the football in the endzone is reviewable and Tate shouldn't have been awarded the catch because Jennings had established possession first, meaning the ball had been intercepted when they came down in simultaneous possession. It was an obvious and easy correction and they somehow ****** that up. Not sure why I'm repeating what everybody already knows. Even [URL='http://www.torontosun.com/2012/09/25/against-all-logic-nfl-defends-epic-fail-mary']Canadians[/URL]. Alright, time to put the presents under the tree and hit the sack. Merry Christmas, Hypon. [/QUOTE]
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