Quote:Clinics and outreach are all well and good, but how does that make them better officials and get people to stop with the conspiracy theories?

 

And that's a lot of clinics and outreach.

 

 There's more than enough schools and community centers for a lot of clinics and outreach.

 

 Studying much more game tape and hands on practice type of situations should help officials get better at what they are doing.    They need to prepare like coaches and players are expected to prepare.  ( Know tendencies inside and out!  )  Including,  in the off-season.  A focus in preparation in the off-season should be on the teams that they are scheduled to officiate one or more games.

 

 One way to reduce conspiracy theories is for the NFL to have full time officials,  as that would provide the league with more credibility.   Instead of an official practicing law during the week and having minimal time preparing for a game,   at least the public would know that the officials are spending their working time on getting ready for the upcoming game they are officiating in.

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