INDIANAPOLIS — In addition to trying to figure out a way to coach the St. Louis Rams, head coach Jeff Fisher is also a prominent member of the NFL Competition Committee.

So it was that Fisher spent a large percentage of his time while talking to the media Thursday at the Scouting Combine answering questions about potential changes in rules this offseason as well as adjustments to the instant replay system.

The committee met for several days in Indianapolis and then will reconvene starting next week in Naples, Fla. They will then present any potential changes at the league meeting that begins March 22 in Phoenix.

Fisher acknowledged growing frustration from teams and coaches about officiating mistakes. “Yes, I got some sense there was some frustration. But there always is. This is the time for them to vent. That’s our game; the human element in our game.”

Referring to vice president of officiating Dean Blandino and senior director of officials Al Riveron, Fisher said, “I think since Dean and Al took over, we’re on the right track. They’re working very hard very forthright with the calls either Sunday night or Monday morning in admitting errors or duisagreeing. At least that gives you the chance (to get better).”

Fisher did say the number of proposals from teams this year regarding the replay system “is the largest number I can remember and some involve penalties. We’re scratching the surface now. We have to look at it in detail. To comment at this point would be very premature. But it will be one of the major topics though when we resume our meetings in Naples next week.”

Fisher said expanding replays to penalties could be problematical.

“For example, the defenseless hit. What does that mean? There’s the defenseless receiver,” he said. “It also means the quarterback. It also means your long snapper is defenseless. It also means anybody covering a kick on a peel-back block is a defenseless player.

“So, where do you draw the line as far as that’s concerned? You can see how that type of thing can become very, very complicated.”

Fisher then added, “Then there’s those that want anything and everything reviewed.”

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has been a proponent of that, but listening to Fisher as well as Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis, a member of the competition committee who talked Thursday, adding that extensive list of plays to the system is an extreme longshot.

“It’s been discussed in the coach’s subcommittee. By the time the discussion was over they said, ‘No, we just can’t do that. Just can’t do that in the game.”

Lewis said, “No one is in favor of expanding judgment calls because we work in a system right now with high-definition television and guys are literally making split-second determinations and more than 90 percent of the time they’re getting them right. I don’t think we want to fool with that.”

As an example, Fisher said, “There are two standards; that’s biggest concern. On the field you have full speed, a bang-bang call made by the official. Let’s say pass interference. Then they go to replay and you go frame by frame by frame to determine whether it is or not. I m not so sure that’s where we want to go with our game right now.”

As for the Dez Bryant non-catch in the Dallas Cowboys’ playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers, Fisher said it will be discussed yet again, but there are not likely to be any changes to the so-called Calvin Johnson.

“It’s not the first time that play has been discussed or been controversial,” Fisher said. “It’s just unfortunate it was in a playoff game.”

Fisher also said he expects considerable talk about the deflated football issue that reared its ugly head after the Patriots’ AFC Championship Game win over the Indianapolis Colts.

“Every year we have Wilson come in and we discuss the ball and we discuss gauges,” Fisher said. “But we won’t have any discussion until everything is resolved at the league level.”

Finally, Fisher was asked about the possibility of the league agreeing to move extra-point attempts back to make them longer and not virtually automatic.

His opinion is one that probably many coaches have.

“Personally, I don’t want to kick a 19-yard field goal to win a game and then miss a 35-yard extra point in Green Bay when it’s 20 degrees to have to win (or tie) the game,” he said.