NFL players and coaches have to answer questions after games, usually while they're still angry about whatever went wrong.
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Former NFL quarterback Sean Salisbury wants officials getting that same treatment when they're the ones who made the mistake.
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"I want to know what they saw on the field immediately after the game, when their emotions were up, just like the players and coaches," Salisbury told OutKick.
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We talked about missed calls, but also about the recent confrontations between officials and players.
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Watching some of those exchanges, I wondered why the people responsible for keeping things under control were getting so worked up themselves.
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"It's like officials are instigating certain situations," Salisbury said.
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Salisbury wants officials explaining what they saw after games
Salisbury doesn't want to wait for somebody at the league office to explain a missed call the next day.
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He wants to hear from the person who made the decision, while the game is still fresh.
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The NFL has what's called a pool interview process where reporters covering a game can request an explanation of a particular call.
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A designated pool reporter asks the questions, and a transcript of the answers is distributed to the rest of the media.
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That's where some of the referee explanations you read in game stories come from.
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But I'd like to see officials take questions on camera after games as routinely as players and coaches do.
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If a quarterback has to talk about why he threw a crucial fourth-quarter interception, or a coach has to face a grilling about a questionable fourth-down decision, then a referee can explain why he missed an obvious call.
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Salisbury repeatedly expressed respect for the job officials do.
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But he's frustrated by mistakes he believes should be obvious without somebody needing to slow down a replay and draw circles on the screen.
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"You can't miss the ones that the naked eye can see," he said.
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He also wondered whether replay has made some officials more hesitant to make a call themselves.
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Salisbury described it as a "security blanket," suggesting that knowing there's another opportunity to get something right can affect the initial decision.
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Salisbury pointed to the NFL’s recent suspensions of two officials as an example of the league holding them accountable.
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On Oct. 5, it suspended line judge Jeff Seeman for two games and referee Adrian Hill for one following separate Week 4 confrontations with players.
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Seeman was caught on video appearing to yell "F–k you" at Cardinals tight end Trey McBride during Arizona's game against the Giants.
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Hill yelled at Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson after Wilson was accidentally knocked into him during Minnesota's game against Miami.
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Wilson later said Hill accepted his apology and explanation.
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Keeping your emotions out of it is part of the job
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During our conversation, Salisbury said officials are held to a higher standard.
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I told him I'd describe it a little differently.
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Players should be held to a high standard, too.
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They're on television in front of millions of people and they make a lot of money to play football.
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But an official has a different responsibility when an argument starts, because he's supposed to be the person who can settle it.
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I umpire high school baseball during the spring, and I've had plenty of parents chirp at me about calls.
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Do people say things that get under your skin?
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I don't get to start cursing at them because I've decided I've heard enough.
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Dealing with that frustration is part of the job I agreed to do.
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That's why I don't find "officials are human" to be much of an explanation for these confrontations.
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Being annoyed doesn't relieve you of the responsibility to keep your own emotions out of the game.
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Salisbury agreed with that distinction.
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"Your job is not there to pour gasoline," he said.
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