Mike Carey was supposed to be CBS’s answer to Mike Pereira, FOX’s popular officiating expert. His two seasons on the job haven’t quite gone as planned. The referee-turned-broadcaster on the avalanche of criticism he receives in his new job, and the state of officiating in the NFL
A running storyline during the 2015 NFL season was CBS officiating expert Mike Carey’s ability—or inability—to correctly analyze the calls being made on the field. During CBS’s Super Bowl 50 broadcast, that criticism once again reared its head. Carey was called on just once during the broadcast, on an incomplete pass from Cam Newton to Jerricho Cotchery that was challenged by Panthers coach Ron Rivera.