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Originally Posted by GridIron26
Yeah, it's wild. Chase Daniels posted a showing a ref already reaching out to the flag as soon as a defender is approaching Mahomes for a sack. Daniels agreed that the penalty is correct but it's still weird how the ref already decided to take out the flag prior to the sack. (see the video below)
I 100% agree that the refs are not referring games accordingly. Although, to be fair with refs, there are litany of rules that they need to remember at a minuscule second. Plus NFL is constantly changing rules. NFL is not making it any easier on refs as well.
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Knowing rules is their (part time) job. And there is nothing stopping them throwing as flag the rescinding it when they know it's not what they thought, as long as they don't blow the whistle. The whole point of consulting after a flag is to be sure it's the right call. And yet, after debate, they're making blatantly wrong decisions. Across the league.
They are sooner or later going to have to accept that the cost of professional officials, that are accountable, is going to have to be paid if they want to avoid fans turning off. Aside from the bad calls, there were 2 instances of questionable behaviour from officials (Cards and Vikings games). The NFL isn't just looking bad domestically, there's a lot of chatter over here about how the outcome yesterday undermines the international series.
The NFL wants paying fans. Take the damned results out of the hands of officials.