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Rating refs touchy subject for NFL coaches

By Mike Sando
ESPN.com

Monday, June 16, 2008

Officiating can be an emotional subject for NFL head coaches. Pivotal calls that hurt their teams can remain fresh in their memories for years. In extreme cases, a botched call can contribute to a coaching staff's demise. One prominent head coach offered a terse response when ESPN.com asked him to name the two best referees in the game. "None of them," the coach huffed. The response wasn't particularly surprising, but it wasn't the norm, either. Twenty-two of the 32 NFL head coaches named n ...

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