CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera is concerned with the direction of officiating after two plays that could have impacted the outcome of Sunday's NFC playoff loss to the New Orleans Saints.
"I think they need help,'' Rivera said Monday of the officials. "First of all, there's a lot of vagueness to the rules. There's a lot of gray area. We put a lot on them and ask them to do a lot. Things happen in a split second. They're trying to make decisions during real time.
"I think they do need to add an extra referee and they need to put that guy right behind the linebackers.