And the coaches. And the support staff. And the fans. It's a love of the game.
These are the reasons why every person connected to football should be interested in what I have to say about the officials, who, I believe, are a huge part of the game.
I am not naive enough to suggest that the NFL is not a moneymaking endeavor for a significant portion of the people who are part of the game; it clearly is. However, I also believe that for a lot of the players, coaches, and others, there is an enduring love for the game. It is for those people--the ones who put their health on the line every time they lace up their cleats or in the work out in the weight room and the ones who give up countless hours watching film--that we must maintain the integrity of the game.
In this blog, I will be illustrating the ways in which the selection of NFL officials--and now, honestly, the selection of collegiate officials--is flawed. I will try as best I can to provide independent attributions for the information I provide here; however, some of the information I use is from current football officials who cannot be named for fear of reprisal. I will note when something comes from an official, though.
The game of football starts with the rules and the officials that govern the game itself. When the selection process of those officials is flawed, the integrity of the games is in question.
Who loses? The players, the coaches, the support staff, and the fans.
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