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While we're publishing evaluator ratings of officials in any given game because of the crucial nature of their performance, we could go player by player and mark down missed blocks, missed tackles, missed assignments, audibles called and their result, etc etc etc.
I believe that the deleterious effect of publishing officials ratings far outweighs any percieved benefit for fans. It would so undermine an officials authority to conduct a contest that the game would suffer. Most of the things an evealuator looks for have no meaning to the average fan, namely mechanics.
Most fans see PI or don't see PI because that's what they want to see. They're rooting for the shirts. Most of them feel fouls should be even in any contest - "How come we've been flagged six times and they've only been flagged twice??" - and the ultimate truth is that two people can look at the exact same thing and see two different actions - even after super slo-mo review. Impartial, dispassionate judgement should always overrule partisan commentary.
That being said, I hope you stick around and continue to add to the discussions and take in our views on football.
AB
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