By David Stillwell

It has to be a nail in the coffin for the NFL, as Dean Blandino is caught on board the Cowboys Party Bus. Why is that a problem? Dean Blandino is the NFL’s VP of Officiating. In a video aired by TMZ, has most of the NFL Clubs up in arms. The video shows Dean Blandino enjoying a night on the town with the owners, VP, and owners family of the Dallas Cowboys.

Fast Forward to the Lions versus the Cowboys for January 4, 2015, and the problem really comes to a head. Botched calls give edge to the Cowboys. In a play that drew pass interference flags against the Cowboys is the heart of the problem the Ref threw the flag, and the penalty was overturned. In an explanation of why, Pete Morelli, who spoke to Todd Archer, explains that the original foul was thrown by the back ref and upon consultation with another ref the penalty was overturned. The reason is that the front line ref claims that what occurred was not pass interference, but rather face guarding. Face guarding is not a penalty in the NFL, though it is in College Football

What we have is a subjective set of opinions and following the tour-of-the-town with Dean Blandino, highly questionable. According to other experts, the penalty should not have been overturned.

The NFL is already under pressure for spousal abuse within the league and how it has decided to handle that. It is in hot water for player conduct off the field. Now it is under a high-powered lens for what is yet another ethics problem. Will this level of corruption ruin the game and has 2015 Super Bowl already been decided?