{"id":5203,"date":"2026-07-18T15:33:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T15:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5203"},"modified":"2026-07-18T15:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T15:33:56","slug":"both-brands-of-football-need-to-let-the-referees-officiate-and-limit-use-of-video-replay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5203","title":{"rendered":"Both brands of football need to let the referees officiate and limit use of video replay"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span><span>T<\/span><\/span><span><span>he global spectacle known as the World Cup wraps up Sunday at the Meadowlands. As we have observed over the last five weeks, there aren\u2019t too many similarities between soccer and American football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5201\">Sorting out the sellers in the MLB trade market, and other thoughts as the Aug. 3 deadline approaches<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>One sport has continuous action, the other stops every 10 seconds. One sport penalizes you for using your hands (unless you\u2019re a designated goalkeeper), the other penalizes you for kicking the ball (unless you\u2019re a designated kicker). One sport awards fouls for incidental contact, the other embraces contact as the essence of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Yet there is one area in which the NFL can take lessons from the World Cup \u2014 FIFA\u2019s use of instant replay, or video assistant referee. FIFA began using VAR for the 2018 tournament, and ramped up its efforts significantly this summer, with well over 100 calls overturned by VAR throughout the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>While VAR was helpful in some instances, FIFA essentially provided the NFL (and other leagues) a guide on how not to use instant replay.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The standard for using VAR was to fix \u201cclear and obvious errors\u201d or \u201cserious missed incident\u201d by the officials, but FIFA turned it into a mess. Several replay decisions, like a red card for USA\u2019s <b>Folarin Balogun<\/b> or a disallowed goal by Germany in its loss to Paraguay, took several minutes to determine and were hardly \u201cclear and obvious.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe mantra for VAR was always minimum interference but maximum benefit,\u201d <b>Mark Geiger<\/b>, the first American referee to work a World Cup knockout game, told the LA Times. \u201cThe whole genesis of VAR was not to fix every mistake or to make the referees perfect. They should be asking themselves, \u2018Is the referee clearly and obviously wrong?\u2019 \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>The lessons the NFL should take from FIFA\u2019s use of instant replay:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>No. 1: Don\u2019t take forever. <\/b>Want to use instant replay to determine if a player\u2019s pinkie finger was offside? Fine, just make the call quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Instead, FIFA\u2019s VAR process was often painfully slow, making Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 wait about five minutes to take his penalty kick against Morocco, for example, and taking approximately seven minutes to determine that Senegal had committed a late foul in the box against Belgium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>NFL instant replay has gotten quicker with better technology and the introduction of \u201creplay assist\u201d in the past few years, but no decision should take more than, say, 20-30 seconds. If it takes longer than that to figure out, then it\u2019s not \u201cclear and obvious.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>No. 2: Limit the number of replays. <\/b>Worse than the length of some reviews was the fact that there was no limit on the number of them sent to VAR, often killing the flow of the match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>FIFA badly needs to institute a system of challenges and put the onus on the managers, similar to the NFL. Three challenges per team is more than enough.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Will Drake Maye excel again as Patriots quarterback in 2026?<\/div>\n<p><span>Unfortunately, the NFL has been moving away from the challenge system, increasing the use of \u201creplay assist\u201d and the number of plays that are automatically reviewed. This lets coaches off the hook, and slows the game down. The less instant replay, the better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Rule No. 3: Don\u2019t use super-duper slow motion. <\/b>The game is played and officiated in real time, and is not meant to be examined and litigated frame by frame, millisecond by millisecond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It was absurd to see Croatia lose a tying goal in stoppage time because the chip in the ball detected a tiny brushing of a player\u2019s hair as it skidded by. It was equally ludicrous to see Balogun get a red card against Bosnia after the official determined in real time that the play was fair. Same with England defender Jarell Quansah getting a red card against Mexico via VAR.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLook under anything with a microscope, you could probably find something,\u201d US defender <b>Chris Richards<\/b> said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>This offseason, the NFL approved the use of replay assist to issue penalties for player safety that the officials missed \u2014 hits to the head, roughing the passer, and more \u2014 and it\u2019s going to be a mess if they use slow-motion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Rule No. 4: Don\u2019t use a sky judge to call penalties that the on-field referees didn\u2019t call. <\/b>One of the defining characteristics of this World Cup has been the number of controversial fouls called by the VAR that the on-field officials didn\u2019t see \u2014 Balogun, Quansah, Senegal\u2019s foul, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>FIFA instituted VAR specifically as a backstop for the officials, but the NFL doesn\u2019t need to go there. The league has long deferred to the on-field officials and been hesitant to the concept of a sky judge who can throw penalties that the officials miss. And in 2019 when the NFL allowed for pass interference calls to be challenged, it was such a mess than the league scrapped it after one year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Yet the NFL is creeping closer to a sky judge with \u201creplay assist\u201d and the ability to throw flags for player safety calls. Let the on-field officials do their job.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span><b>Rule No. 5: Don\u2019t go back and re-litigate plays that happened several moments earlier.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Egypt was furious when it had a goal wiped off the board because VAR determined it had fouled Argentina about 10 seconds and 100 yards earlier. The NHL does this, too, and it drives me nuts. If the officials didn\u2019t call the foul on the field, then it wasn\u2019t \u201cclear and obvious,\u201d and the result of the play needs to stand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Instant replay purports to solve all problems, but often just creates more controversy. We need to accept that the games are played and officiated by humans moving at fast speeds and it\u2019s OK to live with a few missed or borderline calls.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h5>\u201cQUARTERBACK\u201d<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Netflix goes inside the huddle again<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Netflix released last week the third season of its docuseries \u201cQuarterback,\u201d a run of seven episodes that takes us inside the 2025 seasons of four quarterbacks \u2014 the Buccaneers\u2019 <b>Baker Mayfield<\/b>, Commanders\u2019 <b>Jayden Daniels<\/b>, Titans\u2019 <b>Cam Ward<\/b>, and Browns\u2019\/Bengals\u2019 <b>Joe Flacco<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s an interesting roster, because all four players struggled last year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mayfield battled injuries and saw his numbers dip as the Buccaneers went 8-9 and missed the playoffs for the first time in six years. Daniels started just seven games due to knee, hamstring, and elbow injuries as the Commanders finished 5-12. Ward finished near the bottom of the NFL in passer rating and completion percentage as the Titans went 3-14 and fired their coaches. And Flacco went 2-8 as a starter across two teams, first losing his job in Cleveland then unable to keep Cincinnati\u2019s playoff hopes alive after being acquired in a trade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5199\">Game 97: Rays at Red Sox lineups and notes<\/a><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Addition of A.J. Brown a difference maker for this Patriots\u2019 wide receivers group<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cQuarterback\u201d is co-produced by <b>Peyton Manning<\/b>, <b>Patrick Mahomes<\/b>, and NFL Films, and is not a documentary in the traditional sense. It is going to portray the players and teams in a positive light and mostly stay away from the dysfunction and drama behind the scenes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But the series does highlight the flaw in the NFL\u2019s injury reporting system. \u201cQuarterback\u201d shows Mayfield suffering a sprained MCL and PCL in Week 2 against the Texans, an injury that hampered him throughout the season. But Mayfield wasn\u2019t on the Week 3 injury report for a knee injury (instead, he was listed as \u201cfoot\/toe\u201d), and \u201cknee\u201d didn\u2019t show up for him until Week 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>The Buccaneers may have been playing by the rules. Teams are only required to list players on the injury report if their reps are curtailed in practice, and Mayfield may have been \u201cfull participation\u201d despite his injury. But he was clearly hampered by his knee injuries, and anyone who knew the extent of his pain had pretty good inside information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The first episode also had a noteworthy scene between Ward and former Titans QB coach <b>Bo Hardegree<\/b>, who previously worked with <b>Josh McDaniels<\/b> for three seasons (2021 in New England and 2022-23 in Las Vegas). Ward took a late sack to cement a loss, and Hardegree reminded Ward on the bench that it\u2019s OK to take check-down throws. To teach that point, Hardegree showed Ward a video reel of a certain ex-Patriots quarterback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou just got to listen to me on it \u2014 take the easy ones,\u201d Hardegree says on the sideline. \u201cIt\u2019s OK throwing unders and slants and working through progressions to get the ball out. That\u2019s why I showed you that <b>Tom Brady<\/b> video. You\u2019ll do it, and when you do it you\u2019ll be like, \u2018[Expletive], this is easy.\u2019 \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h5>ETC.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Diggs thinks he can contribute<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><b>Stefon Diggs<\/b> has been out of work since the Patriots released the wide receiver in March, and though he reportedly has been in contact with five teams, Diggs sounds anxious that he remains unsigned with training camps opening next week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMy opinion, I can compete with anybody,\u201d Diggs said last week on his YouTube channel. \u201cYou can\u2019t name a No. 2 better than me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Maybe <b>Tee Higgins<\/b> or <b>Davante Adams<\/b>, but Diggs proved he still has plenty of good football left last year after catching 85 passes for 1,013 yards. He should be a nice addition for potentially the Commanders or Ravens, his two hometown teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But although he was found not guilty in May of assault and strangulation in Norfolk County District Court, off-field issues might still be preventing Diggs, 32, from getting signed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Per TMZ, Diggs is being sued by his former concierge and consultant, <b>Nigel King<\/b>, who claims Diggs falsely accused him of stealing his Ferrari and sent friends to attack King. Diggs is also embroiled in a lawsuit with a man named <b>Christopher Griffith<\/b> \u2014 Diggs sued him for false allegations that he drugged and sexually assaulted Griffith, and Griffith countersued, claiming Diggs sexually assaulted him at his home in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Do the Patriots have enough depth at tight end behind Hunter Henry?<\/div>\n<p><span>Diggs has avoided discipline from the NFL despite being at the center of a handful of lawsuits and legal issues. But the incidents are starting to pile up, and might be affecting Diggs\u2019s free agency.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Left unsigned<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Of the 257 draft picks this year, only six remain unsigned as training camps nears. Four of them are the quarterbacks drafted in the top three rounds \u2014 <b>Fernando Mendoza<\/b>, <b>Ty Simpson<\/b>, <b>Carson Beck<\/b>, and <b>Drew Allar<\/b>. While their rookie compensation is determined by their draft slot, the QBs are likely negotiating over guarantees and payment structure \u2014 getting higher guarantees than their draft slot would normally produce due to the unofficial \u201cquarterback premium,\u201d and getting guaranteed roster bonuses each year instead of having all their money tied into base salary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The fifth unsigned player is Raiders fourth-round cornerback <b>Jermod McCoy<\/b>, who fell in the draft because of a knee injury. McCoy and the Raiders are likely squabbling over guarantees and injury protection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The last unsigned player is Patriots second-round edge defender <b>Gabe Jacas<\/b>, who had a surgical procedure sometime after he was drafted, which according to ESPN was a clean-up on his knee. Jacas hasn\u2019t been on the field yet with the Patriots, hasn\u2019t worked with the coaches in the classroom, and seems to be in a weird spot with his team.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Who will be the Patriots\u2019 third option at running back after Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson?<\/div>\n<p><span>Patriots coach <b>Mike Vrabel<\/b> said in June he wasn\u2019t frustrated by Jacas\u2019s surgery and lack of involvement so far, but when asked directly if the team knew when it drafted Jacas that he would need surgery, Vrabel talked around it: \u201cAgain, he just had to have a procedure, and he is not under contract.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Patriots not only expect Jacas to fill a significant need on defense, they traded up to draft him 55th. Yet he missed his entire rookie offseason, and when rookies report to training camp on Tuesday, Jacas may not be there. The longer he remains unsigned, the bigger the story gets.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Mahomes magic<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Chiefs\u2019 season opener Sept. 14 against the Broncos at home on Monday Night Football will mark nine months to the day that Mahomes tore the ACL and LCL in his left knee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mahomes won\u2019t be 100 percent his old self at that point, and the Chiefs almost certainly will have a role for backup quarterback <b>Justin Fields<\/b>, particularly in short-yardage spots. But barring a significant setback in his recovery, Mahomes seems like a lock for Week 1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI don\u2019t want to miss that game because that\u2019s the team that won the division while we were gone, and you want to be out there and ready to go with your teammates,\u201d Mahomes told Yahoo Sports. \u201cI\u2019ll give every single thing I can to be out there Week 1, and hopefully the doctors and the coaches give me the green light, and I\u2019m able to go out there with my guys and compete against one of the best teams in the league.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mahomes has been training by himself the last five or so months, and is raring to get back with his teammates. The Chiefs may have to protect him from himself at training camp.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ve kind of been in the building in Kansas City by myself,\u201d he said. \u201cJust [to] have the guys back and getting to be on the football field will get me going and get me ready for the season.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Extra points<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Broncos coach <b>Sean Payton<\/b>, a member of the competition committee, thinks the NFL will adopt in the next few years more transparency with its instant replay process, potentially televising the conversations between the referee and replay official in real time. \u201cI think it\u2019s healthy, and it\u2019s certainly comforting for the fan when you can see how they arrive at decisions,\u201d he told SportsBoom.com. \u201cAnd I think it\u2019s fair, especially to the officials and the people doing the review, to see what we arrived at.\u201d \u2026 Seahawks coach <b>Mike Macdonald<\/b> tried to clean up the mess by denying that Brady was the person with a \u201cconflict of interest\u201d who gave him tips for the Super Bowl. But who else would it be? Brady has intimate knowledge of McDaniels\u2019s offensive system, and had a vested interest in seeing offensive coordinator <b>Klay Kubiak<\/b> win a Super Bowl, as Brady was about to hire him as the Raiders\u2019 head coach \u2026 <b>Jon Gruden<\/b> was reinstated to the Buccaneers\u2019 Ring of Honor in 2025 after being taken down four years prior. Now this August, he\u2019s reportedly going to broadcast one or more of Tampa Bay\u2019s preseason games. It seems likely that Gruden will soon be back in the NFL one way or another, as a coach or broadcaster \u2026 <b>Roger Goodell<\/b> told Sportico that he has Japan in mind for an NFL regular-season game. The NFL\u2019s Week 1 game in Melbourne, Australia, this year is likely the test run to see if Asian markets can work, timing wise \u2026 The natural grass at the 11 NFL stadiums seemed to hold up quite well throughout the World Cup, particularly in the indoor venues of Dallas, Atlanta, and Houston \u2026 France had more wins at Gillette Stadium this World Cup (two) than the Jets have had since 2011 (1-14). The Jets\u2019 lone win came at the end of the 2023 season in <b>Bill Belichick\u2019s<\/b> final game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5197\">\u2018We are heartbroken\u2019: UMass Lowell mourns soccer player killed in Ohio crash<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These games are played and officiated in real time, and are not meant to be examined and litigated frame by frame, millisecond by millisecond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Both brands of football need to let the referees officiate and limit use of video replay - 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