A topic that has been discussed at great length each and every season in the NFL is the officiating. From holding calls to reviews, some fan base seems to be in an uproar every week, and usually it’s justified. The fact of the matter is pretty simple: officials are inconsistent and seemingly guessing on some calls out there.
At the beginning of the season, fans heard from officiating analysts such as Gene Steratore and Mike Pereira about the “emphasis” on holding penalties. In the offseason, the league made pass interference a challengeable play, which caused all sorts of speculation that games would be slowed down, big plays would be overturned; the list goes on.