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Originally posted by futurerefboy
I know this is off the subject kinda, but I wanted to post this. Read This
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colum...sti-refs_x.htm
I agreed with him accept for the part about "poor slob".
I also read something in the USA Today that I really agreed with. It said that the NFL shouldn't have announced the mistake because the coaches and players made plenty of mistakes to get them into that situation anyway.
I think if they announce the official's mistakes they should also announce the teams mistakes. I will try to find you the link.
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Interesting article and I agree. Good calls, bad calls, and missed calls are part of officiating in ALL sports at every level. When all is considered, the two competing teams ultimately decide the winner and not the officials. However, a bad call made at a crucial point in a closely contested game can tip the scale in the favor of one of the teams. As an official, you don't want to make a questionable call that has a huge effect on the outcome of a game. Now this doesn't mean at crucial times of the game you should not throw your flag just understand at certain times of the game, a flag can "destroy" the offending teams chances of winning the game. Teams should be penalized not destroyed. There is a difference. When you penalize a team, the team still has hope--they can recover. When you destroy a team it leaves them with no hope--they cannot recover, they are certain to lose. If you must throw the flag that destroys a team, make sure it is a flag that had to be thrown on a call that is undisputable.