NFL Using Older Officials in Playoff Games a Huge Success

WhereamI, USA--The NFL was hopeful that their playoff games would have higher ratings if they put the fate of many young athletes health in the hands of senior citizens. It is clear by the lack of penalties being called as good news for ratings. 

"NFL fans want to see their favorite quarterbacks hit in the head by drug-free defenders. They want to see their favorite wide receivers held and taking cheap shots that during the regular season were called a foul," an unofficial NFL spokesman told reporters.  

The NFL is quick to deny that on-field officials are old and slow and not holding up games by waiting to hear what the league wants them to call, as was clear in the Seattle-Atlanta game when game officials appeared to be listening to someone speaking in their ears. The officials picked up a flag after the delay and acted like there was nothing nefarious by their blatant deed. These game officials also allowed Russell Wilson to take too many shots to the head. 

It appears that the NFL is using the NASCAR method of increasing viewership by allowing obvious rule violations to be ignored because ratings are more important than the health of their athletes. And they innocently or appear to innocently do it by allowing their senior citizen officials to make calls in games where they can't keep up with the young athletes on the field. 

As the games become more important, don't be surprised to see even older and slower officials not making calls, and the occasional official forgetting the new rule changes by allowing so many helmet-to-helmet hits.