I will take a beating...

[JustMy2Cents]

parepat,

That's a good question. And a fair question. I think that by and large, all officials could careless who wins the game and I don't think that they carry biases against either team (even when a coach on one side or the other just won't shut up!).

My opinion is that most officials are simply members of the community that have a love for the game and that they do the absolute best job that they can do. I really believe that.

As for me personally, I don't yell at officials. I used to, but I have realized how counterproductive it is. Once a call has been made, the play is over, regardless of how I thought I saw it on the field. And after having the benefit of reveiwing plays on tape, I have found that over the course of time, I am only about 50% right on the calls that I thought at the time should have been called the other way. I have realized that, for the most part, it is better to give the officials the benefit of the doubt during the game. That has worked well for me.

Now there are times when the officials are just flat wrong on calls. Example, we were running a formation that is commonly referred to as Deuce (2 TEs and 2 Slots). Ran a zone play, gained 6 yards. Unfortunately, we were flagged for not enough men on the line. And to the crew that was working the game's credit, they reversed the call (they had already brought the ball back to the LOS and walked off the penalty, when we called for a conference).

So, I don't think that officials are biased nor unreasonable. We coaches just want what you officials want and that is the right call evertime. Obviously that will never happen. But that is what we all strive for.