Bingo!

Since they aren't held accountable, the only explanation is they are doing as told

It does make you wonder.

Retired players

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Steelers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Steelers</a> WR George Pickens on the loss to Buffalo: “Refs. Refs. Refs. That&#39;s the only thing on my mind. ...You not going to win a game when you have to beat the Bills and the refs… That&#39;s what I really feel happened to us today.&quot;<br><br>(🎥 <a href="https://twitter.com/FarabaughFB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FarabaughFB</a>)<a href="https://t.co/aO1jbVQkx7">pic.twitter.com/aO1jbVQkx7</a></p>&mdash; Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1747079505137541604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

3 refs fired

https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/...y-be-addressed

The league fired three officials in what footballzebras.com described as vice president of officiating training and development Ramon George “advancing accountability among the officiating ranks,” following a postseason that included several notable referee controversies.

In a deviation from normal standards, though, the referees received soft landings, being sent to college football power conferences due to George’s maneuvering, per the report.

Dismissed officials reportedly had no such landing spot previously.

Carter served as an alternate official during the wild-card round this past season, with footballzebras.com speculating it may have been due to injuries, while DeLorenzo did not earn any postseason assignments and Richardson could not referee in the postseason due to his freshman status.

These moves come as George has pushed for using “data as a performance guide,” a source told the outlet.