[jumpmaster]

Originally posted by JRutledge

I am the Referee on my crew and all I do is report what my partner's do. I do not tell them to pick up their flags or change their calls. We all might discuss a play and a situation, but I surely have no authority to tell a partner to not call something or what they called was wrong. All I do is make sure we apply the rule properly after all is said and done. But we have a common saying in football. "If you do not know how to apply it, do not call it." It is not my job to fix partner's mistakes. I just have to understand what they called and when it happens. So I can explain the enforcement to captains and coaches if need be.

You must have the luxury of working with top notch football officials that don't make mistakes. In my area we don't have this. "White Hats" pick up rookies and train them to "standard". What ends up happening is that after a foul, when the crew is discussing, that sometimes calls are overturned. 2 reasons to overturn a call in our association: 1)the calling official "thought he saw" - if you "thought" you saw it, you didn't see it. 2) another official had a better view of the foul. I have primarily seen this type of call with a block in the back or a pass interference. The philosophy behind this mechanic is GET THE CALL RIGHT, even if you have to wave off a flag.