Referee - Gene Steratore

Thoughts?

He didn't do the saints game earlier this year did he?

Also did he do the second super bowl? I seem to want to remember that.

He's in this video.

https://youtu.be/lvRMFEI5n28

I'm 100% serious.

I prefer to see the whole crew before analyzing the situation. Therefore with that said...here it is.

Saturday, Jan. 14

Seahawks at Falcons, 4:35 p.m. FOX

The Seahawks and Falcons have Gene Steratore as their referee. Steratore is in his 14th season and 11th as referee. This is his 10th postseason assignment, including 3 Wild Card Playoffs, 5 Divisional Playoffs, and 2 Conference Championships.

Yrs 2016 crew College Occupation
R 114 Gene Steratore 14 Kent State co-owner, supply company
U 129 Bill Schuster 17 Steratore Alfred insurance broker
HL 110 Phil McKinnely 15 Vinovich UCLA inventory control
LJ 8 Dana McKenzie 9 Boger Toledo claims adjuster
FJ 50 Aaron Santi 2 Torbert Southern Oregon middle school principal
SJ 1 Scott Novak 3 Cheffers Phoenix sales manager
BJ 105 Dino Paganelli 11 Steratore Aquinas College educator
Replay: Darryll Lewis
Alternates: Ruben Fowler (U), Ron Marinucci (LJ), Lee Dyer (BJ)

Also notice that there are only 3 including Steratore that are on this crew that have been on his crew all season.

http://www.footballzebras.com/2017/01/0 ... -referees/

He was the ref in the Seahawks - Patriots game earlier this season. Per the link posted by cymatica earlier (thanks for the posting the link), it seems he called that game fairly even. So hopefully the refs don't impact the game and let the play on the field decide the game.

My impression of Steratore over the last few seasons is that he's one of the very best.

Bump.

http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/...g-scouting-report-seahawks-dbs-can-let-it-fly

"In the regular season, at least, Steratore allowed defensive backs to play. His crew called the NFL's lowest combined total of defensive-holding, illegal-contact and defensive-pass-interference penalties (22 in 15 games). For context, consider that the league leader called nearly three times more (Jerome Boger, 58). That's a pretty big deal when you remember that the regular-season matchup between these teams hinged in part on a decision not to call Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman for pass interference on a fourth-down pass to Falcons receiver Julio Jones. If Steratore allows defensive backs to be physical in this game, as his regular-season performance indicates, the Seahawks will gain an unquestioned edge."