"Oh, and about that 'instant replay' thing:"

I've finally come around to the opinion that instant replay is a crap. It slows down the game and places too much focus on the officiating. And, most importantly, it doesn't do enough to eliminate bad calls. (Sometimes, like the Polamalu interception at the end of the Colts-Steelers playoff game, it can actually cause bad calls.) I'd rather watch the players and coaches throw a tantrum (or just shrug), and move on to the next play, than watch the same play in slow motion over and over so that everyone in America can form their own opinion.

I don't know how many times this season I heard the commentators agree that the instant replay will turn out one way, then have the ref call it the other way after spending well over the allotted time looking at it. If we have to have replay, it would be better to limit the review to 20 seconds, just enough time to overturn bad calls that are obvious to everyone. After 20 seconds, the shutter should drop in the peep-show machine, and the call on the field will stand.