To me the bigger problem is that when we see these mistakes we can say the the “real” real officials make the same ones. To me that says that the “real” officials aren’t good enough and need replacing.

I find it interesting that the quality of officiating seems to have gone downhill right around the time replay was added. It’s like they couldn’t care less about getting it right because the coach can challenge if they think it’s wrong, problem is the refs won’t admit mistakes half the time and the other half the mistakes can’t be challenged.

To which Titans radio play-by-play man Mike Keith says, “There was nothing in the seminar about what to do when the cheerleaders storm the field.”

I have no agenda at all, but the officiating in the NFL has always been questionable. The only time I am happy is when they put the whistles away and let them play.

Preseason games with replacement refs.

Are you even aware of what’s happening in international news today?

Fandom, enthusiasm is one thing. You armchair experts not seeing that you’re only now keeping track of these mistakes and bleating about some ‘major issue’ that doesn’t occur every week with regular refs are a hoot.

Whats really embarrassing is that they don’t even know the rules. At all.

Even worse, people are forgetting that they blew a play dead before it started cause one of the refs left a flag on the field about 30 yards back from the previous play.

That’s right..a play was stopped cause they forgot to pick up their laundry. It was scary bad. These are just the ones i remember.

I don’t blame this batch of refs…in fact, they are doing the best they can under the circumstances. I blame the NFL for being penny-wise and pound-foolish when it comes to supposedly putting the best product on the field.

Cruz should stick to dancing.