[moderated]: A call for an end to inconsistency (sticking up for G25)

[Beth Sweet]

Ok, I'm going to try to say this as calmly and clearly as I can.

Referees are on the field to make calls. If there weren't judgment calls to be made, then they wouldn't be out there. By placing them there, we are saying that we will trust their judgement. They are closer than we are, they can see better. Yes, they may make bad calls, but they're human and there will always be calls where they will have to trust what they think they saw. Obviously, the rules cannot outline every possible defensive situation for clarification and must leave much of it up the discretion of the refs.

Now to the comments by those who were not satisfied with the referees consistency. Once again, the refs are only human and human error does have an annoying tendancy to upset us from time to time, especially when it's our team or the team we're rooting for or against. Maybe the refs inconsistency was them trying to make things more fair, trying to follow the rules better and do a better job. I almost guarantee you that the refs are not out there to try to ruin things for your team. They are volunteers, they have your best interest in mind.

In summary: Rules allot for human error. If there weren't judgement calls to be made, there wouldn't be referee's. The ref's out there are just trying to do the best job possible. Let's all try to support each other and if there is a problem, let's try to make sure our emotions don't rule our posts, let's let the facts speak for themselves.