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Originally Posted by LagunaSWana
I'm not sure what putting the officials on the spot in a press conference will do. If there are better officials waiting in the wings to take the spot of someone that is performing poorly, then that would be one thing. But I suspect most of these officials are chosen because they are better, on average, than the ones that don't get picked to work in the NFL.
I think this idea of "accountability" that fans clamor for is more to make them feel good than to somehow "force" better calls to be made. Do you think the refs go out there saying, "Hey, I want to blow some calls today"?
I am a college baseball umpire, so I have a different perspective than most here. Every time I step on the field, my goal is to have a perfect game. But getting one look, from one angle, at full speed makes attaining that goal incredibly difficult. And getting every pitch correct with a 3 dimensional zone with pitches coming in at 90+ mph, and with pitches that are breaking right at the edge or corner of the zone (or just missing that spot) is nearly impossible.
All that said, do I think the officials have had their radar set squarely on Taylor? Absolutely. A memo went out that might as well have had Taylor's name in it. Hopefully they made their point and the Chiefs can get back to business without having to be concerned about it anymore. Andy is sure doing his part.
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We know people make mistakes and it won’t change anything after the fact but every other profession on the Manet has to admit they made a mistake when they happen except refs in any sport at any level , when questioned they throw people out , we just want to hear from their mouth they ****ed up or what they were seeing but that won’t happen.