You don't watch the NFL much, my friend.
NFL officials just boggle my mind. Though any discussions of football must recognize the absurdity of part-time officials. Of course, there is that 8th official up in the booth, and therein lies the problem will all sports: too MUCH officiating. In the universe there are two immutable facts: 1 - nothing can ever be 100% correct and 2) 100% of the time, there will be at least one person who simply had to say, " The refs sucked!"
We have raised a generation of prima donna athletes. I want my football team to have Alex Karras clones throughout and the rules in place then. Ditto the early 70s Flyers. And let's mandate that every centerfield has granite monuments at the warning track in 461ft centerfield. Hell, does baseball truly need umpires at all? The NBA is tinkering with Hawkeye - the thing tennis and soccer use for challenges. With some improvements, wouldn't that be all that is needed for baseball? Perhaps even parts of hockey?
I guess the point is that we have legislated all the games to death, and set officials up for failure. Send out a memo with video. The ticky-tacky stuff is not being called anymore. Officials instead are concentrating on definitive game-changing misdeeds. It's pretty clear that officials in all sports simply cannot keep up with the size, speed, and agility of contemporary sports. The answer is NOT to add even lower tolerances for errors. Make sure that the obvious calls get called. Ignore the ticky-tacky stuff. Buy stock in a tin foil company as demand would probably increase.
