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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
Maybe NFL holds a lottery each week and 50 guys (and gals) at random are admitted to the replay center and given beer. They vote on whether to overturn or uphold a call.
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lol
I'm pretty sure I've read, although I don't recall exactly where, that the replay decisions are made by one of three people. One is Alberto Riveron as the VP of Officiating.
NFL’s head of officiating will make all replay decisions – ProFootballTalk
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Riveron said plans are for him to make every decision. However, Wayne Mackie, the league’s vice president of officiating evaluation and development, and Russell Yurk, the league’s vice president of instant replay and administration, will provide assistance, especially if multiple replays happen simultaneously.
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It's a good idea in theory to improve consistency, but it remains to be seen how well it will work in practice.
Ben Austro of FootballZebras.com stated "This season, however, has had many of these head-scratching calls in replay, which is really undermining confidence in the system." in his write-up about the Zach Miller play.
That's part of why I asked about the mindset a former on-field official might go into replay reviews with. Dean Blandino wasn't an on-field official, but he was heavily involved in the review process when he was there. Now calls are being decided by Riveron, who was an on-field official. (with involvement from Wayne Mackie and Russell Yurk)