Tag Archives: Ron Winter

Our playoff predicitions: Steratore ranks high, Wild Cards include Hochuli, Corrente

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Football Zebras.com staff

We have chosen our assignments for the referee position only, not the entire crew. This year, all officials are assigned on individual merit, and not by the cumulative rank of the crew (see our post for the full playoff assignment criteria). Gene Steratore, considered by us to be one of the frontrunners in postseason assignments, conducts the coin flip at the Rams-Bills game in Buffalo. Continue reading →

Whistle while you work, NFL referee style

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Mark Schultz

This season has seen three inadvertent whistles (IW) being blown by the officials, with the latest being this past week in the game between the Raiders and Bengals. NFL officials, and officials at all levels, have various tricks of the … Continue reading →

Who are the next white hats?

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Mark Schultz

The NFL officiating staff is heavy on experience which is great news.  The flip side to this is that we will be seeing a higher than average number of officials retiring in the next one to three years. While there … Continue reading →

Hanie clocks ball too late, results in game-ending intentional grounding foul

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Ben Austro

Week 12: Bears at Raiders 4th Quarter | :04 remaining | Raiders 25-20 | Bears ball | 1st & 10 @ CHI 46 | video After completing a pass to receiver Matt Forte, Bears quarterback Caleb Hanie called for a … Continue reading →

NFL fines, non-fines reveal official evals

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Ben Austro

We noted the players who were fined for on-field conduct in Week 1. Hidden in this list are some of the league’s evaluations of its officials. If a fine is issued for a play where no flag was thrown, this … Continue reading →