I agree with most of what you say, apart from the point you make about fixing blame. I don't think that fixing blame should be the reason to do away with DRS, that with Umpires at least we know who to blame. That at least we will know where to point fingers should never be the basis of any decision.
However I do agree with the rest of what you said. The way that some quarters react to DRS being question would make one think, that DRS was some 'holy' or 'religious' thing, and to question it was sacrilege. There is more than enough evidence to prove once and for all that MUCH work on DRS is required, and not only does the technology need to be looked at, but, even if the technology is found to be correct, the manner in which that technology is implemented needs work too.
Like why this obsession with only removing 2 howlers per innings, what about the 3rd howler that happens. That Broad nonsense would not have happened had DRS been implemented properly. This thread is filled with issues against DRS, and above all is the stupidity of the system that the two on field Umpires cannot suo moto consult it before making a decision.
DRS is meant to make decision making easier, but the Umpire who will make the decision cannot, if he wants, first consult the technology and then make his decision.
In a close call like Bat Pad catch, where there may or may not have been an edge, and he is not sure, the umpire if given the choice would obviously first consult replays and use technology, and then arrive at an informed correct decision. That would be the rational thing to do, but the DRS System is the sworn enemy and nemesis of rationality and so it is no surprise that an Umpire cannot do that. Instead, in a really close call, he must first 'guess' whether it was out or not, and then when the aggrieved side challenges the call, then the Umpire gets to see whether his 'guess' was right or wrong.
The technology meant for making decision making easier is for who - the Umpires, who have to make the decisions, or for everyone else? It seems under the present DRS system, the last person who can use the technology is the Umpire. To everyone else, its available at the blink of an eye. The aggrieved side can immediately challenge it, the viewer at home is immediately fed replays from all angles, but the poor Umpire, he will be last one to be able to use technology to help make a decision. The DRS as it stands will let the sun burn out before an Umpire can voluntarily seek the help of technology, no no, instead he must first 'guess' and then when it is challenged, he gets to see if he was right.
DRS in its present form, is one of the stupidest things mankind has ever come up with and needs to go. Not letting Umpires voluntarily consult technology EVER, is the equivalent of inventing a tooth paste to help lessen tooth sensitivity and then let everyone use it, expect those who suffer from tooth sensitivity.
