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Post by FredFan7 on Sept 25, 2015 8:57:33 GMT -5
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Post by mike on Sept 25, 2015 9:37:08 GMT -5
If you do not want to be criticized in public - do not become an NFL official. Maybe the league should be asking itself how we can avoid the errors that are being discussed in the media versus silencing those who are complaining.
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Post by JAYJAYSTRIPES on Sept 26, 2015 19:15:06 GMT -5
Is the league trying to cover up the incompetence on the field these guys have shown in these first few weeks?
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Post by zebrablog on Sept 27, 2015 11:36:17 GMT -5
Criticizing the officials is not allowed (if I'm not mistaken) in all 4 major professional sports. Complaining about a call, having a different opinion is allowed, and it is sometimes a fine line.
In the Week 1 officiating video post, we noted a discrepancy between the "diplomatic" answer given on the video ("judgment call") to what Jeff Fisher relayed to the media (that the league said it was a miscall). I'm not suggesting our post precipitated this, but it is an example of areas of disconnect the league wants to avoid.
The fact is that both can coexist. The answer is a judgment call to the public, as a means to encompass this call and future calls. The coach only cares about his call, so the answer is still "judgment call" but also whether the department agrees with the call.
This memo is nothing new, just a reiteration of the policy. They've allowed some of these Blandino-to-coach conversations to be referred to in midweek press conferences, and the league wants to reign that in. As for their motives in doing so ... it's a judgment call.
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Post by hank on Oct 6, 2015 1:37:47 GMT -5
Criticizing the officials is not allowed (if I'm not mistaken) in all 4 major professional sports. Complaining about a call, having a different opinion is allowed, and it is sometimes a fine line. In the Week 1 officiating video post, we noted a discrepancy between the "diplomatic" answer given on the video ("judgment call") to what Jeff Fisher relayed to the media (that the league said it was a miscall). I'm not suggesting our post precipitated this, but it is an example of areas of disconnect the league wants to avoid. The fact is that both can coexist. The answer is a judgment call to the public, as a means to encompass this call and future calls. The coach only cares about his call, so the answer is still "judgment call" but also whether the department agrees with the call. This memo is nothing new, just a reiteration of the policy. They've allowed some of these Blandino-to-coach conversations to be referred to in midweek press conferences, and the league wants to reign that in. As for their motives in doing so ... it's a judgment call. You can listen to Coach Caldwell follow the policy here. In my opinion it borderlines a totalitarian state. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2015 7:55:05 GMT -5
Has blandino mad officiating better or worse since he took over vs the other directors of officiating over the years?
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Post by tj888 on Oct 6, 2015 13:24:53 GMT -5
Has blandino mad officiating better or worse since he took over vs the other directors of officiating over the years? Worse! Mike Pereira needs to be back. |
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Post by cj on Oct 6, 2015 18:18:41 GMT -5
I wonder just how much respect the officials have for this johnny come lately who never spent a day on the field officiating and while he may know the rules perfectly well and designed the moronic replay system used in the NFL does not bode wl. If I were an official and somebody who knew as little about the day to day realities of being on the field, I would have a hard time with it.
And now also Blandino makes the final decisions on replays. While that is desirable for the sake on uniformity, we don't always get that and while I know Reveron is there too all in all it is a messy situation,.
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