My STH rep contacted me today. I had sent him an email after that horrid Cardinals game. We had a nice discussion. I told him that I've been watching the NFL since 1967, and that the refereeing in the late '60s and throughout the '70s and early '80s the refereeing was so bad that it threatened the integrity of the game. Finally, they introduced instant replay and upgraded the referees by paying them full-time.
The game refereeing has vastly improved. Until this season. I'm not sure what the fuck the refs are seeing (or not seeing) as opposed to what we see on TV. They are RIGHT FUCKING THERE on the field. I get it that there are mistakes, but there have been far too many this season to the point it is, once again, threatening the integrity of the game.