NFL Watch-ability and Future

[jfkbengals]

(09-28-2015, 06:59 PM)Joelist Wrote: Another big issue is the utter inconsistency between crews. What is a blizzard of calls for PI to one crew is nothing to the next crew. The answer to that has been proposed for years - real professional refs who have to "go to NFL University", get an official certification based on a TOUGH exam and also keep that certification up regularly. And emphasize heavily in the training that if they see "this" then call it - no judgment calls.  Now I am sure we'll still have some of today's issues but the natural effect of this process will be more consistency between crews and also fewer "howlers" by the zebras.

This is, in my opinion, the biggest problem with penalties.  I also agree with the solution of full time officials, not guys taking some time off from their booming legal practices.  Spend the whole offseason reviewing and testing them with every pass that occured in the prior season to be sure they can get it right.