01-11-2016, 05:54 PM
(01-11-2016, 05:43 PM)Joelist Wrote: Tools and power have nothing to do with the utter lack of consistency and even handedness in the officiating. You saw it in the way the two teams played - the Steelers looked like they knew they could target players with impunity and not get called on it while the officials were clearly looking for reasons to flag the Bengals for even a hint of targeting.
We can now add Gio to the Hall of Fame of Bengals players knowingly and deliberately targeted by the Steelers with no consequences of note:
- Palmer
- Rivers
- Huber
- Eifert
- Bernard
I'm sure I missed some.
Tools have a lot to do with consistency. When you remove the human component and standardize methods for review, you can make sure every case is provided the same level of scope and attention. Imagine if a referee did have the ability to call the penalty against Shazier after reviewing it? That alone is potentially a game changer.
I'm not agreeing or disagreeing about the potential one-sidedness, but I do think refs should be able to utilize replay booths for penalty assurance as well as coaches having the ability to challenge called/missed penalties.
