The XFL has returned, and with it rules innovations have followed, much to the delight of many viewers.
League vice president of officiating and rules innovations and NFL on FOX rules analyst Dean Blandino told Nick Wilson and Dustin Fox on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland on Tuesday that the XFL knew that some of the new rules would be received well. Additionally, the access to replay reviews has served fans well.
"I really love the transparency. I love that our fans and anyone watching the game can listen in to our replay process, see what we're doing," Blandino said. "Because I spent a long time at the NFL and if people don't agree with the call, it's very difficult to convince them why after the fact. And when they can see it actually happening they may not always agree, but they have a better understanding, and gives them I think a better overall feeling about officiating. So I really like that part of it."
Blandino said when it comes to NFL officiating, more real-time explanation of what replay officials are actually looking at and how a call is made would go a long way in helping the league gain more credibility.
"I think the NFL could do some things where they could be more transparent and help the fans to understand the process that's taking place," he said. Blandino mentioned that the NFL does try to clarify calls after games, but he felt that it was too generic and didn't really help people understand.
"There's not a lot of explanation there, and it seems like a lot more copy-and-paste type stuff," he said. "Where if you could come in and say here's what happened, here's why and when necessary admit you know what we missed this one and we're gonna fix it, and we're gonna correct it going forward. I think that lends itself to greater credibility rather than saying nothing or just defending every call every time. I think sometimes people just tune you out when you do that."
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