Everything everyone said was pretty much right on. All I can say is, just because you are calling "everything" does not mean that your calls are incorrect. You have to just call your game. I am never an advocate of just calling things just to match your partner. Sometimes you are the only one calling things because you are the only one that action is happening. I have been in 3 person situations, where I did not have 3 calls the entire night. It did not mean that I was just not calling things, nothing happen in my area that warranted any calls. So you also have to understand the game you are officiating too.
Just call your game and let the chips fall where they may. I really do not believe in the language of "tight and loose" calling games. You call what you see and everything should work out from there. Just work together with your partner and call your area. Maybe he is not very good. Just because he has a little more or alot more experience than you, does not mean he is better than you. Some officials are just "Diaper Dandies" (not sure I spelled that correctly), and some veterans are like Tree Rollins. Yeah, he may have experience, but he has done nothing in the league.
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving everyone
Peace