Referee signals from Super Bowl III

[teebob21]

I know little of the evolution of this avocation we call officiating before roughly 2000, but I wonder how much of the "flailing around" we see in the past was a result of no instant replay, no reviews, no wireless radio to the PA, and limited zoom resolution for the press box. When you only have one shot to deliver your message via hand signals, you'll probably tend to be just as emphatic.

Frankly, I like the reserved professionalism we see in good officials now even in the amateur ranks.