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Originally Posted by HLin NC
The NFL, first with Pereira, and now are trying to be a bit more open about how the officiating program operates. Mike P had a segment in-season on every Wed. night on the NFL Network explaining calls or non-calls. This has been continued since he retired but not to the extent he did. They have also opened communication with the networks to try and correct false or misleading information coming from the announcer booth in-game.
Think of it as sort of an NFL glasnost.
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Glasnost, sure, but it's mainly a
PR effort to have a reputable expert explaining how the officials are getting it right in the vast majority of cases.
I think that the NFL policy (but not the rule) regarding helmet-to-helmet contact is in flux right now. Officials will get dinged because a supervisor thinks a flag should have been thrown or not. Right now judgments about what is a foul strike me as somewhat arbitrary and ad hoc.
The policy is evolving and will settle down in due course. Used to be the same for holding. :shrug:
Mon Dec 06, 2010, 12:55pm
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