Former NFL Ref Scott Green Speaks Up......
 

Former Super Bowl ref: Disciplining officials just a PR move by Roger Goodell regime

"The human element is not just part of the game, it’s a celebrated and embraced element."

"The League is predictably handling the issue no differently than the others that characterize Commissioner Roger Goodell’s regime: arbitrary punishment of an individual for a fast public relations fix. It’s a reactive approach that may give some short-term satisfaction to one team’s fans, but it doesn’t address improvement."

I submit the "problems" have far less to do with repeat mistakes, or incompetence, as they do with ever increasing, totally unreasonable expectations that tend to ignore the differences between real time instantaneous reaction and open ended review and technological hindsight.

Legitimate, or repetitive, performance issues are better addressed with remedial training and focused correction efforts, than simply looking for the nearest bus, under which to try and deflect blame.