Mike Pereira
Mike Pereira
Mike Pereira is a former American football official and later Vice President of Officiating for the National Football League. Since 2010, he has served as a rules analyst for Fox Sports...
correct couple crew games lent line lots number percentage themselves track
I can't say it's a concern. I don't track the crews on the number of calls. I track them on the percentage of correct calls, and Johnny's crew is right in line with the percentage of the other crews. I think they've had a couple of games that have lent themselves to lots of calls.
stroke
He has a better stroke than I have.
face protect
Let's face it. We do protect the quarterback.
collar inside jersey problems result shoulder whether
We had problems distinguishing whether it was the collar of the jersey or the inside of the shoulder pad. But the result was the same.
mistakes replay
To me, the mistakes we make on replay all come when we overturn when we shouldn't overturn,
call clear crew definition game great guys impossible judgment officials penalties penalty sure train win
We've got great officials in this league. Now it's up to us to train them so that penalties are the same in every game. I think we need to be clear that it's impossible for every crew to get every call right. But we need to be sure that going into the game every official's definition of a penalty is the same. Judgment may overshadow that at times, but I know our guys will try to do it. We're going to win the battle.