Post by FredFan7 on Aug 9, 2011 23:56:50 GMT -5
Here's the rubric of grading officials here on BTFS:
A+: an official or crew did an outstanding job. They were presented with a very tough game, tough calls, and a very tough situation and rose to the occasion and got it right and the game was the better for them being there that day. An example of this would be when Markbreit threw out Charles Martin for injuring Jim McMahon.
A: The crew did a very good job that day, had the right mechanics, had good communication, made the right calls, but the game itself wasn't a gut-buster.
B: The crew did a solid job, had good mechanics, had minimal errors in judgment calls (in our opinion), kept the game moving, didn't chop up the flow.
C: Sum this grade up as, "The crew (or official) did not have their best day." The crew or official made mistakes in judgment, chopped up the game flow, didn't communicate very well, and they helped bog the game down.
D: The crew or official had several errors, showed bad mechanics over the span of the game, were indecisive in making rulings and enforcing penalties, and really bogged the game down. Its a performance where I'd find myself watching the crew and saying to myself, "Come on, guys, get it together!"
F: The crew mis-applied a rule, made a grievous timing error, missed a down, failed to administrate the game properly, or did such an irresponsible job on the field that the game turned into a travesty.
There is a caveat to this. If a game features 8 false starts, 4 illegal formations, 5 offsides, 3 delay of games, 6 holds, and 4 facemasks one might be tempted to say that the crew really stunk up the joint and grade them down. A game like that might make the officials look like they are injecting themselves into the game, but when a team can't get out of its own way, well, the flag flies.
A+: an official or crew did an outstanding job. They were presented with a very tough game, tough calls, and a very tough situation and rose to the occasion and got it right and the game was the better for them being there that day. An example of this would be when Markbreit threw out Charles Martin for injuring Jim McMahon.
A: The crew did a very good job that day, had the right mechanics, had good communication, made the right calls, but the game itself wasn't a gut-buster.
B: The crew did a solid job, had good mechanics, had minimal errors in judgment calls (in our opinion), kept the game moving, didn't chop up the flow.
C: Sum this grade up as, "The crew (or official) did not have their best day." The crew or official made mistakes in judgment, chopped up the game flow, didn't communicate very well, and they helped bog the game down.
D: The crew or official had several errors, showed bad mechanics over the span of the game, were indecisive in making rulings and enforcing penalties, and really bogged the game down. Its a performance where I'd find myself watching the crew and saying to myself, "Come on, guys, get it together!"
F: The crew mis-applied a rule, made a grievous timing error, missed a down, failed to administrate the game properly, or did such an irresponsible job on the field that the game turned into a travesty.
There is a caveat to this. If a game features 8 false starts, 4 illegal formations, 5 offsides, 3 delay of games, 6 holds, and 4 facemasks one might be tempted to say that the crew really stunk up the joint and grade them down. A game like that might make the officials look like they are injecting themselves into the game, but when a team can't get out of its own way, well, the flag flies.