NFL OFFICIATING: Another SeaChickens Crybaby, Or Does Sherman Have A Point?

[Maxie the Taxi]

Thanks. Appreciate the King article from the ref's point of view. But I'm approaching it purely from a fan's point of view. Flag throwing, reviews and such is just getting too disruptive, too important, too much a part of the game. What ever happened to the old saw that if you don't notice the umpire he's doing a great job?

[Cheesehead Craig]

Thanks. Appreciate the King article from the ref's point of view. But I'm approaching it purely from a fan's point of view. Flag throwing, reviews and such is just getting too disruptive, too important, too much a part of the game. What ever happened to the old saw that if you don't notice the umpire he's doing a great job?

With the 15 camera angles, zooming in and slow motion the fan's perspective is way better than it's ever been. Thus there's far more fan outcry than there's ever been either because the refs are nit-picked to a much greater magnitude than the ones of yesterday and their flaws are made public to millions instantly. That old axiom doesn't apply anymore as the game has changed drastically since then.

Sherman, IMO thinks the rules favor the offense too much and he could be right about that. However, they favored the defense for quite a bit before and this is just a swing in the pendulum the other way.