The Evolution of NFL Referees

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  • čas přidán 19. 05. 2024
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Komentáře • 198

  • @ryanfarewell2336
    @ryanfarewell2336 Před 12 dny +60

    I know we rag on the officials all the time but I really do appreciate the job they do, it's not easy

  • @bigfootsb284
    @bigfootsb284 Před 11 dny +29

    This gives you a lot more respect for how hard the game is for the referees and make the correct call for the nfl game

  • @fortynights1513
    @fortynights1513 Před 12 dny +44

    Good video NFL Throwback!
    Idea for a video: Do a list of the best and worst teams to lose in the conference championship game round.

  • @caras2004
    @caras2004 Před 12 dny +21

    People ask me what should I do when I referee my first game.
    "Have fun and don't suck"

  • @famousmcfly80
    @famousmcfly80 Před 12 dny +60

    As someone that’s been a referee, umpire, etc, it’s a very difficult job. It’s all hate and no love from the fans, players and coaches. I can’t imagine the pressure of pro level refs.

    • @themachoechidnaugandarandy7583
      @themachoechidnaugandarandy7583 Před 10 dny +2

      Never!!

    • @briandow2974
      @briandow2974 Před 9 dny +2

      I would disagree that it is "all hate and no love". There are calmer heads where I officiate. Its not love all the time but definitely not hate all the time.

    • @famousmcfly80
      @famousmcfly80 Před 9 dny

      @@briandow2974 I can agree with that.

    • @AustinLee-ty9np
      @AustinLee-ty9np Před 6 dny

      Because every pro sport is now rigged even if it’s not Refs or Umpires just how the game is evolving now

  • @Wavylovesfilm
    @Wavylovesfilm Před 12 dny +18

    Man these explained videos are some of the best videos I’ve ever seen

  • @christopherjustice6411
    @christopherjustice6411 Před 12 dny +13

    You guys really gotta do a series summarizing each decade of the NFL at some point.

  • @EmmaBonn96
    @EmmaBonn96 Před 8 dny +3

    Frankly I love what the UFL does with broadcasting the conversations regarding close calls
    It gives transparency and you understand what the referees are seeing. I think that makes them seem a lot more fair.

  • @Cynsham
    @Cynsham Před 12 dny +48

    People will never appreciate and give refs the credit they deserve for how difficult and nuanced their duty really is. They have faithfully performed the most thankless job in all of professional sports and are almost only ever mentioned when it is in a negative context like when the call on the field was incorrect, etc.

    • @AndrewBairdarbe59
      @AndrewBairdarbe59 Před 11 dny +2

      The NFL has placed a lot of emphasis on trying to get the human element, the personality, of its players out front and center. It's mostly a matter of trying to appeal to a younger generation that really wants individual authenticity and not see these guys as chess pieces. It seems like maybe they ought to do the same with the refs. Let these guys have a marketing department or someone who runs social media profiles on them to show people the human being behind the referee.
      On the other hand, MLB has a major problem on it's hands with its officials. That's a culture of no accountability and arrogance where the quality of job they do seems not to be their highest priority. I think this video, for me as a fan of both NFL and MLB, shines a huge spotlight on the commitment to excellence that NFL officials have compared with the lack of accountability that the MLB umpires demonstrate.

    • @aarondonald1611
      @aarondonald1611 Před 11 dny

      Stop. Refs have had zero accountability

  • @tyreepowell8367
    @tyreepowell8367 Před 12 dny +8

    Your CZcams Channel Is Number #1 NFL Throwback

  • @aarondonald1611
    @aarondonald1611 Před 11 dny +7

    Refs used to be sports writers?!?! That's amazing and so bizarre nowadays lol

  • @herbadiver
    @herbadiver Před 11 dny +8

    People who talk about football in their lives have at least once handled a ball, but all those who criticize officials have never refereed a game in their lives.

  • @traviscummings9178
    @traviscummings9178 Před 12 dny +46

    We may give referees a lot of shit (some of it justified, some of it not), but we need to keep one thing in mind: at the end of the day, they're only human

    • @bonzobonanza
      @bonzobonanza Před 12 dny +6

      Exactly bruh. Plus, NFL offense and defense is dramatically evolving, which could make it hard for referees

    • @FracturedImage
      @FracturedImage Před 12 dny +3

      This used to be my go to answer BUT
      now that gambling has been implemented into the NFL being “human” isn’t enough

    • @MelonSkywalker
      @MelonSkywalker Před 12 dny +1

      ​@@FracturedImageif you care that much, then dont gamble

    • @aarondonald1611
      @aarondonald1611 Před 11 dny

      That should be how people think of everything lol what kind of comment is this?

    • @JohnGramer06
      @JohnGramer06 Před 10 dny

      @@aarondonald1611it's because you can't just think of EVERYBODY as "only human." Anyone in any profession is expected to be an EXPERT at what they do, which makes mistakes a BIG deal.

  • @aarondonald1611
    @aarondonald1611 Před 11 dny +7

    BTW everyone watching this. They didn't mention that refs are PART TIME and have other jobs usually. The NFL makes enough money to have a full-time group of refs that use the offseason to improve officiating.

    • @Agentrock47
      @Agentrock47 Před 10 dny

      That's such a huge thing, people complain about how games seem rigged now a days but if the league really wants to prove that, why don't they pay their referees full time?

  • @gatordude1987
    @gatordude1987 Před 11 dny +6

    Love these comments from those whom have NEVER officiated a game and don’t have the intelligence to know what they DONT know. Keep officiating with a beer in one hand and a remote in the other

  • @LessGo7921
    @LessGo7921 Před 12 dny +30

    In the 2010’s it was being a Pats fan. Now it’s being a Chiefs fan 😤😤

    • @ThatOneDude219
      @ThatOneDude219 Před 12 dny +5

      Chiefs O line gets away with murder in the playoffs

  • @kokoken1
    @kokoken1 Před 10 dny +1

    I think this video and the big piece Peter King did in 2014 following Gene Steratore's crew for a week are the best illustrations to what really happens behind the scenes. Every time a fan or NFL reporter or analyst says NFL officials ought to be full time, they need to watch this. They ARE full time.

  • @LucZac11
    @LucZac11 Před 12 dny +28

    You gotta remember that we watch with our 4k TVs looking at it from all angles. There is only 7 refs on the field accounting for 22 players. Its hard for them to catch everything. Then when rules have it set up where they cant correct certain things it forces them to be right on first glance.

    • @Carbine64
      @Carbine64 Před 12 dny +2

      I don't care if there's 7 of them, if they're blind, deaf, paraplegic, diabetic or what, Saints vs Rams 2018 is inexcusable.

    • @MelonSkywalker
      @MelonSkywalker Před 12 dny +1

      pretty sure the ref that made that call was fired

    • @javi__...
      @javi__... Před 12 dny

      They should have 10 or more. Not like they don't have money for it.

    • @aarondonald1611
      @aarondonald1611 Před 11 dny

      Only? They could have more you know, but don't. Wonder why........ref union

    • @nexus4095
      @nexus4095 Před 9 dny

      @@aarondonald1611 there is no ref union. this isnt baseball

  • @gabew7480
    @gabew7480 Před 12 dny +258

    Rule 1: be blind

    • @paulgaither
      @paulgaither Před 12 dny +3

      Came here to say this.
      You deserve to be the top comment.

    • @IAmGrimReefer
      @IAmGrimReefer Před 12 dny +3

      @@paulgaithersame

    • @LucZac11
      @LucZac11 Před 12 dny

      Ignorant

    • @LucZac11
      @LucZac11 Před 12 dny

      ignorant comment

    • @Gulag00
      @Gulag00 Před 12 dny +1

      lol out loud 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @EvanderKolthoff
    @EvanderKolthoff Před 2 dny

    gives you a lot more respect for how hard the game is for the referees and make the correct call for the nfl game

  • @DV1287
    @DV1287 Před 12 dny +10

    never knew how complicated an NFL referees' job is!

  • @corbums3927
    @corbums3927 Před 8 dny

    What a fantastic video. This honestly changed my perspective on refereeing

  • @theheeter9181
    @theheeter9181 Před 11 dny +2

    Always wanted to be a ref, not a player. Hats off to those guys, its a lot harder than many people realize along with the fact that everyone hates you.

    • @thenerdyarab7622
      @thenerdyarab7622 Před 11 dny +1

      Only job in the world where it’s acceptable to suck at your job and get rewarded.

  • @CQuick30
    @CQuick30 Před 11 dny +1

    Pretty cool view into things behind the scenes

  • @javi__...
    @javi__... Před 12 dny +3

    McNally is the most marine looking dude I've ever seen

  • @cryptohubby3545
    @cryptohubby3545 Před 11 dny

    Great video!

  • @ericradford2142
    @ericradford2142 Před 12 dny +4

    That is so amazing.

  • @nashvillebillsmafia5288

    Great video!! I have an even greater respect for referees

  • @deshontv
    @deshontv Před 12 dny +4

    I love sh*t like this, this type of insight

  • @BrendanGeormer
    @BrendanGeormer Před 11 dny +2

    I'd still love to see more transparency by the officiating crew in the NFL like has been seen in the spring leagues. Even if nothing shady is going on like some people believe (such as with ties to gambling), having clear and consistent rulings for the audience to understand the game is critical, as well as good for building trust and ensuring the air of competition is strong as opposed to being more of an entertainment product like the WWE.
    On the case of it being difficult, there have to be reasonable ways to make the job easier, using things like replay and sensors and all sorts of currently prohibited innovations which would improve the game, but are left out for sake of tradition (see: the first in-helmet radios).

    • @EmmaBonn96
      @EmmaBonn96 Před 8 dny

      The transparency to me puts me in the mind of the referee
      I know what they are seeing so I understand the calls they make

  • @dmdeester
    @dmdeester Před 4 dny

    NFL Throwback could make an hour-long documentary about the history of hashmarks and it would be great.

  • @tecmoguy
    @tecmoguy Před 12 dny +2

    There needs to be about 15 minutes dedicated to offensive holding.

  • @ffffff52
    @ffffff52 Před 12 dny +2

    man... I live in the wrong side of the USA/MEX border to be aref but the video showed me what beena ref could be and made me want it more XD

  • @NFLGamespredictor5014
    @NFLGamespredictor5014 Před 11 dny

    Hey NFL Throwback I Got a video you should do a trades that were the best trade to the worst trade ranked 1# to the worst in mind. but great video

  • @BillyRicker92
    @BillyRicker92 Před 8 dny

    I have a new level of respect for NFL officials being able to handle their job really well and professionally.

  • @Comanche427
    @Comanche427 Před 10 dny +1

    MLB officials should take notes on how humble and personable these guys are

  • @Agentrock47
    @Agentrock47 Před 10 dny +1

    I find it so interesting that at 32:14 they're using an xbox controller to control the replay system. Not to say this is a bad thing but its truly an innovative approach

    • @Zathien
      @Zathien Před 7 dny

      no need to reinvent the wheel

    • @rbzw4787
      @rbzw4787 Před 2 dny

      That's what we use for controlling our planetarium

  • @andrewclark6618
    @andrewclark6618 Před 12 dny +9

    A lot of hateful comments in this comment section. I bet 99% of those people would never be able to officiate a game let alone try to be one. The scrutiny and constant backlash officials get is more than any other job besides the president. You always will make someone upset. They are human just like we are. We all make mistakes, so give them a break. It’s only a game. If you take it too serious, maybe you need to get a life

    • @ericradford2142
      @ericradford2142 Před 12 dny +2

      I couldn’t agree with you more. Haven’t we all forgotten in this recession that it’s just a game?

    • @aarondonald1611
      @aarondonald1611 Před 11 dny

      It's not hateful we're talking about a GAME. Criticizing the reffing does not equal hate. Jesus dude lol. I'm sure these refs are the coolest dudes off the field, but that's not what this is about

  • @Diamond-ks4er
    @Diamond-ks4er Před 12 dny +2

    Do one for players and coaches

  • @SPTO
    @SPTO Před 12 dny +4

    Pro ref propaganda! j/k i'll take a look at this at a later point. It's actually a good thing to show just how stressful and crazy a job of being an NFL official can be.

  • @MarkMeadows90
    @MarkMeadows90 Před 11 dny +1

    32:13 This man is playing Madden NFL 24. Why can't you leave him alone? lol

  • @robthompson8285
    @robthompson8285 Před 5 dny

    "Explained" knocking out of the park again. Great video!

  • @andrewpadaetz5549
    @andrewpadaetz5549 Před 7 dny

    Shawn Hochuli is a spitting image of his father Ed (both get air time here).

  • @frankbuttacavoli637
    @frankbuttacavoli637 Před 2 dny +1

    Did i miss the part when they talk about the script?

  • @nighthawk674
    @nighthawk674 Před 11 dny +2

    I think people who complain about NFL officiating on social media should be forced to be the head referee for an NFL game involving teams they don't root for with no training of any kind. Then, they'll know what it's like to be a ref.

    • @aarondonald1611
      @aarondonald1611 Před 11 dny

      Refs don't get training? Wtf are you talking about? They train all the time and still suck at their jobs.

  • @SammeyFolfo
    @SammeyFolfo Před 12 dny +4

    Great vid

  • @bigwestreviews4933
    @bigwestreviews4933 Před 11 hodinami

    Bring the super challenge to the NFL.

  • @kenxnmf
    @kenxnmf Před 8 dny

    dropping after the controversial calls in the nba is crazy

  • @eddiewilson5249
    @eddiewilson5249 Před 12 dny +2

    Unseen dreams!

  • @jebremocampo9194
    @jebremocampo9194 Před 11 dny +4

    So easy for me to sit here in my comfy chair and hate on the refs, but their job is one thankless job

  • @EmmaBonn96
    @EmmaBonn96 Před 8 dny

    While people talk about 4K and slo Mo creating controversial calls I also look at the ability to pause the image. Delay of game and holding look very bad in still images, but they are rules that are meant to be called in real time

  • @Redmenace96
    @Redmenace96 Před 3 dny

    Unpopular opinion: I love refs/umpires. They are committed pros. for decades.
    The irony (but idiots don't get irony) is that fans complain, we get video replay, AND they still complain. Technology cannot stop complaining. You thought cameras would make it perfect?

  • @outdatedm
    @outdatedm Před 8 dny

    Honestly we gotta show our refs some love now and again

  • @Nahaintnoway
    @Nahaintnoway Před 12 dny +4

    An in-depth video about referees! I’m sure the comments will be very reasonable!

  • @apollo4619
    @apollo4619 Před 4 dny

    Tbh not allowing instant replay to reverse a on field decision should have been a thing since the 1980's not recently

  • @DeepwaterMike
    @DeepwaterMike Před 5 dny

    How does the review booth get it wrong?

  • @Monaayy29
    @Monaayy29 Před 10 dny

    Ed Hochuli would’ve fit well in TV when he retired

  • @EmmaBonn96
    @EmmaBonn96 Před 8 dny

    Honestly I do have to respect the refs that call a fair penalty on a home team in front of a packed crowd of angry fans. Even if you have security, you are putting the integrity of the game over your safety

  • @pikatura_23
    @pikatura_23 Před 12 dny +6

    you should add being blind and sensitive too

  • @slieberman8857
    @slieberman8857 Před 7 dny

    I still wanna know what happened on that Lions call last season

  • @matthewerspamer6274
    @matthewerspamer6274 Před 12 dny +2

    Gene Seratore is a real-life comic book villain

  • @jeffpearljam1976
    @jeffpearljam1976 Před 3 dny

    New Orleans No Call

  • @Optimistic_seattle_fan

    This video gave me a lot more respect for refs

  • @K1SH1RYU
    @K1SH1RYU Před 10 dny +1

    After end of the day, it's just officiating.

  • @joeg5414
    @joeg5414 Před 8 dny

    I wonder what the refs think of this hip drop tackle stuff?
    That's going to be a big issue this year, and the refs are going to catch a lot of 💩over it

  • @xTheRealBossMossx
    @xTheRealBossMossx Před 11 dny

    The nfl is the WWE LMAO 🤣

    • @K1SH1RYU
      @K1SH1RYU Před 10 dny

      I'm a WWE fan and the refs are not like that shit lol, Thank God Vince McMahon is gone for good

  • @gedhoughton9523
    @gedhoughton9523 Před 12 dny +2

    Accepting Bribes from the Cowboys: Tick

  • @willholmes8295
    @willholmes8295 Před 9 dny

    The nfl will put out something like this where they say we do all this review of every game and hear the coach’s problems with the game and try and fix everything. I say bull shit, either they don’t do any of that or done care as when there are so many reffing issues EVERY year. But nothing to fix it…. Not one thing, if anything with reviewable pass interference they showed they are a special class of elite in the nfl who make choices that effect how the game plays out.

  • @tommclain8893
    @tommclain8893 Před 11 dny +1

    Gambling supported and endorsed by the league challenges integrity of the officials. Blowing calls even with replay, not using an eye in the sky says you don’t want to make the game officiated better. Lack of ACCOUNTABILITY hurts your perception. Good fluff piece. Too many calls at the end change outcomes/odds. I’m not a gambler just a football fan. Lions screwed in Dallas AGAIN!

  • @jayavila1334
    @jayavila1334 Před 12 dny +1

    There should be an officiating team officiating the officials 😂

  • @goalscorerlajon
    @goalscorerlajon Před 11 dny +1

    The CORRECT title should be The Evolution Of NFL OFFICIALS because there's only ONE REFEREE.

  • @eggman105
    @eggman105 Před 12 dny

    Why did you cut the chapter about when they get it wrong?

  • @youdontknow7190
    @youdontknow7190 Před 12 dny +1

    So important that the NFL won’t hire them full-time because they make excuses that owe them being there part-time won’t improve it drastically. Another lame argument based around money just like adding grass to every stadium. As an adult, I hate everything in the NFL stands for.

  • @TheHarshWay
    @TheHarshWay Před 12 dny +1

    Which orifice was the tuck rule pulled out of?

  • @AliSumait05
    @AliSumait05 Před 11 dny

    Give the ref specialized glasses or something on their hat to see what they see.

  • @M5E39_03
    @M5E39_03 Před 11 dny

    “COME ON REF!”

  • @TaliaAmata
    @TaliaAmata Před 2 dny

    So the BJ ruin the cowboys game

  • @33TimberWolf
    @33TimberWolf Před 10 dny

    Irony: When the NFL (and Roger Goodell) release a video trying to legitimize part-time officials… with several commercials for FanDuel… 🤦‍♂️
    #FollowTheMoney
    #F-kRogerGoodell

  • @mariomcp
    @mariomcp Před 12 dny +3

    Does this including going to clown college?

  • @youdontknow7190
    @youdontknow7190 Před 11 dny

    26:18 this is cool but it does not change my perception of what officials do and their role in the league.

  • @Brazil144hopeful
    @Brazil144hopeful Před 12 dny

    THE WORLD IS A STAGE. And everyone important on that field is a highly paid actor.

  • @thenerdyarab7622
    @thenerdyarab7622 Před 11 dny

    When officials forget rules and no one fixes it real time is infuriating. See illegal bat in the lions-Seahawks game from a few years ago. Back judge admitted he didn’t know the rule.

  • @jesseurizar7146
    @jesseurizar7146 Před 9 dny

    They evolve to be worse … weird

  • @darthruyrd630
    @darthruyrd630 Před 11 dny +1

    I wish that they would explain how refs got more blind as the years went by

  • @88Cdizzle
    @88Cdizzle Před 12 dny +2

    No Morals or Integrity

    • @ericradford2142
      @ericradford2142 Před 12 dny

      Players get released or sent to the minors, coaches and managers get fired, and workers get laid off or fired.
      A football referee’s job is a difficult one, but once in the league, you’re in until you decide to retire.

    • @MelonSkywalker
      @MelonSkywalker Před 12 dny

      ​@@ericradford2142you can get fined and fired

  • @kevingraves8196
    @kevingraves8196 Před 10 dny

    A las Vegas Documentary

  • @CD.410
    @CD.410 Před 12 dny +1

    "OK fellas always remember protect the Chiefs and Daddy Mahomes at all cost"

  • @Matt-Sh
    @Matt-Sh Před 11 dny

    Nobody's asking for perfection from refs, we're asking for accountability and humility with the opportunity to admit they're wrong with replays

  • @user-es1vk1qk2c
    @user-es1vk1qk2c Před 11 dny

    Where’s the part where they partner w the patriots

  • @donnywisniewski7013
    @donnywisniewski7013 Před 11 dny +1

    NFL: "Let's create a propaganda video so people believe that we aren't actually controlling the outcome of the games". When we huddle up: we are just waiting for New York to tell us what to call so that we get the desired outcome of the game. (that why we are all wearing an earpiece)

    • @aarondonald1611
      @aarondonald1611 Před 11 dny

      100% and make it seem like it's not actually a part-time job (which it is to them)

  • @dabears22
    @dabears22 Před 12 dny

    you forgot the prerequisite of being legally blind

  • @emantabrizi8218
    @emantabrizi8218 Před 12 dny +1

    I get it... being an official is very difficult. They're human. They make mistakes. And yet, I STILL don't understand how the pass interference committed by the Rams against the Saints in the 2019 NFC Championship went uncalled. Y'all had an HOUR to explain that, and you failed.

    • @mariosnum1fan
      @mariosnum1fan Před 11 dny

      2018*

    • @emantabrizi8218
      @emantabrizi8218 Před 11 dny +1

      @@mariosnum1fan ... It was January of 2019. I go by the calendar, not the season.

    • @mariosnum1fan
      @mariosnum1fan Před 11 dny

      @@emantabrizi8218 ah well that’s still technically wrong. It goes season by season. Even though it took place in 2019, it’s the 2018 nfc champ game. Apologies if this came across as offensive or rather aggressive; was certainly not my intent

  • @tylerwilson4855
    @tylerwilson4855 Před 12 dny

    At least they aren’t as bad as umpires

  • @thenerdyarab7622
    @thenerdyarab7622 Před 11 dny

    Rule #1 make mistakes, be belligerent about those mistakes and don’t get held accountable.

  • @StephonLove208
    @StephonLove208 Před 11 dny

    I’ll say this about NFL refs, they aren’t very sensitive like NBA and MLB officials, who threw guys out for ridiculous reasons like just simply talking back.

  • @Hitvr
    @Hitvr Před 11 dny

    Rule 1: don’t call holding on the chiefs

    • @tylerandersen_95
      @tylerandersen_95 Před 9 dny

      Dude...really??? It's over!! Move on! 🔴🟡🔴🟡

  • @gradywestling
    @gradywestling Před 12 dny +1

    Rule 1: Disregard all the rules, only for the Chiefs

    • @ThatOneDude219
      @ThatOneDude219 Před 12 dny

      Chiefs O line had more tackles in the Superbowl than the Chiefs defense

  • @samroe4294
    @samroe4294 Před 12 dny

    This kids, is what they call propaganda

  • @ColeridgeBernardStroudIV
    @ColeridgeBernardStroudIV Před 12 dny +4

    Rule 1 : Mahomes is love Mahomes is life .
    Rule 2 : Fuck anyone playing the Chiefs
    Rule 3 : Always call games in favor of Mahomes

  • @blubthegreat
    @blubthegreat Před 11 dny

    We're blind, we're deaf, we wanna be a ref
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