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We have some really good referees in Utah. One of them in their pre-games stresses that not one official is more important than the other. He's also on the state board, and I've heard him say in our meetings "If any of you referees think you're more important than the others on your crew, trying stepping on the field all by yourself and see how well the game goes."
Regardless if you disagree with a call by another official, you should never full on argue about it on the field. If you think a call or decision is wrong, you should always talk about it. Best to get it right on the field than to regret it the next day. It is not good to give the players or coaches the impression that you or anyone on your crew may be wrong on something. At times, the official may just state something wrong, or didn't really think about something. For example, if the referee is giving the options to a captain about a penalty and he states something incorrectly, instead of the umpire telling him "No, that's wrong" he could instead say "Could you repeat that?" giving the referee a chance to rethink what he's just stated. Just a thought.
Remember, we live and die as a team out there....
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