Good article on The Athletic today on the state of officiating in the NFL. It's a mess on and off the field. How the heck does this happen with the most powerful league in North America.
During a pregame meeting in 2022, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin asked the officiating crew a question that had been bugging him.
So, who’s in charge here?
As one crew member recalls, Tomlin asked who in the league office was responsible for answering his questions about officiating decisions and who made the final decisions on replay reviews. “I have no idea,” the official told Tomlin that day. “I can’t tell you who’s the boss or who’s not. It’s been so secretive, and they’re just not very forthcoming.”
“They are not paying enough attention upstairs to what it takes to actually run an officiating department,” Green said.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/554...rale-turnover/