SCOTT LENTZ FROM SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA: Do NFL teams have the opportunity to provide behind the scenes feedback about officiating crews? While there’s no point in caving to the grumbling of fans and publicly complaining, it seems reasonable for teams to evaluate crews based on fairness, accuracy, etc.
ANSWER: The NFL has its own method of reviewing and evaluating/grading the officiating as well as the individual officials within each crew. While teams can present questions and concerns to the league office about officiating, I sincerely doubt the NFL would have any interest in any kind of detailed critique coming from individual teams. But what teams are able to do on their own is study officiating crews in terms of which ones call a lot of pass interference penalties, or which referees are known to be very quarterback friendly when it comes to protecting them while they’re in the pocket, etc. Doing it that way provides teams with information going into the game, rather than spending time complaining about things after the fact.
CARL ANDERSON FROM FREDERICKSBURG, VA: I know that there are a variety of reasons, but do you think a baseball-like (but with just one tier) minor league would work for the NFL? I believe there are enough big cities that would support a fall/winter league, making it economically feasible. Maybe Wednesday/Thursday nights?
ANSWER: I disagree with the economically feasible aspect, because there have been a bunch of wannabe pro football leagues that haven’t been successful, and from the NFL’s perspective, why would it want to try to prop up a minor league when it has college football? In the fall/winter time slot you suggest, would you as a football fan rather watch Alabama-Georgia, or a couple of minor league teams made up of guys who didn’t make NFL rosters? I just don’t think there’s room for another league, because even though I am involved in the football business, I can tell you I did not in the past nor do I watch in the…
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