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Originally Posted by ajmc
If you're in this business to garner approval from spectators and/or commentators, you might seriously consider a career change, because this is not the place to expect approval.
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I hardly do this for a living. But wouldn't it be nice to actually make a living officiating football! I don't get paid enough to deal with most of the crap. It's my love of football that makes me remain an official.
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Originally Posted by ajmc
Why would any official care what Danny Kanell thinks about the role and responsibilities of officials?
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Because idiotic comments by him and other commentators leave impressions on players and coaches. How many times have any of us heard "He was outside the pocket!" or other such crap? Coaches and players watch football on Saturday and Sunday and listen to these folk.
And this goes beyond just commentary on officials' roles and responsibilities. Kanell has gone beyond just football commentary and entered into social and political commentary. To suggest that Tebow would be lauded while Winston is excoriated speaks about more than just roles and responsibilities. It speaks to what some think is unfair treatment because of Winston's race, or Tebow's faith, or other such ridiculous notions.
And if there was a standard, and that standard was applied, we'd never have this discussion, because all players would be treated the same by all officials.
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Originally Posted by ajmc
He's entitled to his opinion, but so what.
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Words mean things. Words have real effects. And idiotic commentary such as Kanell's doesn't add anything to the discussion. As APG pointed out, talk about the merits of a flag or ejection, don't waste time on social and political commentary.