To me the footballs are approved by the league and game officials pregame and we play with what's out there. That's the only way that I have ever thought about that.
As far as being on the officials every five minutes, it's just not good for the game. The officials don't like it; you embarrass them, so it's just not good. Now, every now and then they might make a bad call, but officiating is hard.
The appetite for more instant replay in the sport is very low.
I had no knowledge of the various steps involved in the game balls and the process that happened between when they were prepared and went to the officials and went to the game. So, I've learned a lot about that.
Sometimes you wonder, do referees understand the game of football?
I obviously understand that each team has the opportunity to prepare the balls the way they want, give them to the officials and the game officials either approve or disapprove the balls. That really was the end of it for me until I learned a little bit more about this .
The integrity of the game is the umpires. Nobody else. The entire integrity of the game is the umpires.
The limits are set by the referees. Those are the ones who are in charge of making sure this is football and not American football.
We should not discuss refereeing performances but support decisions to help their work.
