Changes to Blandino communication with the field during playoffs

[goodgrr]

http://operations.nfl.com/updates/the-officials/adjustment-to-nfl-officiating-procedures-for-playoffs/

A good or bad thing?

[Kalle]

Anything that makes the rules decisions more correct and does not slow the game too much is a good thing. I don't think the referees will abuse the system and I hope the office side won't, either.

[bama_stripes]

I don't have a problem with making it easier to "get it right".

[VALJ]

In theory, I agree - anything to make the calls more consistent is a good thing.

In practice, I still wish that the VP of Officiating had actually officiated a game before getting the job.  I know he's got Alberto Riveron as his right hand man, but still...

[goodgrr]

I agree it would be better so he could really understand what making instant calls at field level was like, however does he do a bad job otherwise? 

I feel he knows his stuff and is good at communicating it.  Not sure how good he is as a boss though. I only know one of the active officials so don' have any real knowledge on that level.

[VALJ]

I don't think he does a bad job. I just have a real hard time seeing how someone who has never done something can grade and supervise those that do.  I've never been a policeman, so I probably wouldn't be an effective chief of police, and I wouldn't think I'd ever get full respect from those that I would be supervising.

[Kalle]

I don't think he does a bad job. I just have a real hard time seeing how someone who has never done something can grade and supervise those that do.  I've never been a policeman, so I probably wouldn't be an effective chief of police, and I wouldn't think I'd ever get full respect from those that I would be supervising.

Does he actually do the grading? I think somebody who has spent 10 years watching video and studying the NFL game rules would easily do a good job as a replay official or a VP of officiating. He wouldn't do such a great job as an on-field official, as that requires a different (although overlapping) skill set.

He must do an adequate job, at the very least, as I haven't heard public complaints from the NFL Referees Association or the team owners.

[Aussie-Zebra]

 

In practice, I still wish that the VP of Officiating had actually officiated a game before getting the job.  I know he's got Alberto Riveron as his right hand man, but still...