I think the NFL should rethink their timeout policy, in regards to instant replay challenges. Basically your team loses a timeout if replay does not agree with you, therefore reversing the call on the field of play. It seems unfair to penalize a team with the loss of a timeout, especially when you cannot be sure that replay is always 100% correct.

I think instant replay is a great thing. Each team is limited to two challenges per ball game, and under two minutes at the end of each half, replay must be initiated by the instant replay booth. My beef with instant replay is why do you give up a timeout if instant replay rules against your challenge. Is there any guarantee that the referee who makes the final decision will never error? We all know the answer to the question is no! Therefore since a team may only question two calls per game, why not just let them protest the plays without the possibility of losing a needed timeout. Unless you are saying that getting the play right is not the goal of instant replay? It would be different if football coaches could challenge every play, in which they disagreed with the end result.

The logic behind the loss of timeout following a failed instant replay challenge; supposedly makes coaches think about the play before throwing the red flag. Give me a break, this is not a court of law and no one is filing a frivolous lawsuit. It is not as if NFL officiating crews always have a good night. The least the NFL can do is repeal the loss of timeout possibility from a team's instant replay challenge.

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