The league looks like a joke when teams can make challenges with minimal restrictions and can discuss extensively with officials whether they should make a challenge. Five teams a challenge button that they must press within 30 seconds of the time they think a call is missed (not waiting until a stoppage. When the game comes to a natural stoppage, the head coach can then tell the head referee exactly what they are challenging. Any attempt to discuss the play with an official before pressing the challenge button voids the challenge. This prevents officials from helping teams in deciding whether to challenge (a clear conflict of interest) and would eliminate most borderline challenges while still preventing the most obvious missed calls.
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