Talking heads

[Bob M.]

Originally Posted by Forksref

I've thought for many years that the networks should have a former official in the booth to explain things to the announcers. The misconceptions that they have are amazing. I view it as 2 areas: "old wives' tales" and "Sunday" rules that confuse people.

REPLY: I read somewhere that in the NFL, the observer has immediate access to the television booth to inform the talking heads of any rules mistake or techniques mistake (like this one) they might have made. However...whether or not the 'heads' want to 'fess up to their error on air is another question.