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It think this thread is missing the point of why we are paid the "big bucks" and that is, exercising our judgment as officials. Sure, the call may have been technically correct, however, if are using this argument to defend the call then aren't we ultimately setting ourselves up to be replaced by instant replay which can do a much better job than us to ensure "technically" correct calls are made consistently.
It has already been pointed out that the officials also missed some calls during the game, so how can we hang our hat on being technically correct in one instance when we can't even be consistent on calls throughout one game.
How many times must we take into account the flow of the game, the situation, advantage/disadvantage, etc., when making a call, something instant replay will never be able to do. The officials call on the onside kick occurred at a time in the game and against a player that didn't gain any advantage, that took the game away from the players and into the hands of the officials...or do I dare say, some day, into the hands of instant replay.
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