You have to love Ed Hochuli

[stevesmith]

I agree, good calls. But what bothers me is something I'm seeing more and more and that is referees turning on the microphone to explain why they DIDN'T throw a flag....

"The quarterback was out of the pocket, therefore, there is no intentional grounding." Or "The pass was not catchable, therefore, there is no pass interference."

I think the microphone is a great tool, especially for explaining potentially confusing situations, but I'll be @#!$# if I'm going to turn on the mike to defend why I didn't throw a flag!!!