You cannot escape...

[Mr. Scot]

...the Hochuli

New ref Shawn Hochuli and his crew set a record for penalties called

[Cdw]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

...the Hochuli

New ref Shawn Hochuli and his crew set a record for penalties called

The best way to improve crappy officiating is to hire crappy ref's kids

[The Lobo]

I understand they are supposed to “ref” the game, but refs dictate the outcome way more than they should. One bad call can literally change the game completely...and it happens all the time. I mean look at our Seattle game this year, Cam got that 4th and 1 and that was a game changer. I wish refs would be held more accountable for sucking at their job. 

[Chaos]

He’s a rookie guys, cut him some slack.  I’m sure next season he’ll just suck the same as the others

[Mr. Scot]

Ed retires. His son picks up right where he left off.

It's like a scary movie franchise.

[Sgt Schultz]

So Arms must have told his son that NFL officials get paid by the number of flags they throw.  Just what we needed, another generation of him.

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, Sgt Schultz said:

So Arms must have told his son that NFL officials get paid by the number of flags they throw.  Just what we needed, another generation of him.

You forgot the most important factor.

Calling penalties gets you TV time.

[tiger7_88]

36 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

...the Hochuli

New ref Shawn Hochuli and his crew set a record for penalties called

Isn't Hochuli the guy who told Cam he wasn't "old enough to get that call"?

[Sgt Schultz]

3 minutes ago, tiger7_88 said:

Isn't Hochuli the guy who told Cam he wasn't "old enough to get that call"?

One and the same.  He believed people paid or tuned in to see him officiate.  Apparently his son inherited that fallacy.

[panthers55]

The same thing applies here. Rookies shouldn't start right away. Since referees lead the crew I guess they have to lead sometime. But you could have two referees that work together for a season one a seasoned vet and 1 a rookie to learn the rules and how they were applied. Emphasis on the applied part. I can't believe that saving money or not having enough refs keeps them from breaking someone into the league 

[Sgt Schultz]

Arms Jr. started in 2014, as a Back Judge.  So he is still a bit on the green side, but not completely off the turnip truck. 

I guess he showed great skill at throwing his penalty flag on every play, so they moved him up.  One would think they would put a junior referee with a more experienced crew, but that might make some sense and we are talking about the Goodell NFL.