NFL Makes Changes That Will Take Effect For Play Offs

On Wednesday, December 16 NFL announced that there will be officiating changes that will take effect for the postseason. The changes that the NFL have made will allow the league office to play a more active and larger role and correcting potential errors made by field officials. The league office will also be able to help with administrative incidents such as proper administrative of the game clock, correct downs, the appropriate assessment of penalty yardage and any other matter. Dean Blandino , Vice President of the NFL will lead initiative from the state of New York. Dean Blandino Will not have the power to change or call a foul, nor will he be able to get himself involved in judgment calls not subject to the replay system. In the beginning of the month Dean Blandino mentioned that the average mistakes for the officiating crews are 4.3 in about 160 plays per game this season alone. Chairman of the competition committee and president of the Atlanta Falcons says that he feels "strongly about giving dean and the referee the ability to consult with each other in certain situations beyond instant replay in the playoffs. " Dean Blandino considers the weekly questionable calls statistical exception. It is said that the league will look into how officiating is manage during games more during the off-season.