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Originally posted by Derock2004
I think I would have talked to the wingman and asked him why he didn't throw his flag if he was "certain" it was an illegal forward pass. As a rule of practice, I only throw my flag on infractions that "I see". I don't make calls for other officials nor do I stop the game to have a conference to discuss what we "think" we saw when a flag was not thrown.
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Stop the game? I was in the vicinity following the QB.
Some of have young officials on our crews and while I could've launched a flag myself, I try to encourage my guys to get what they see. And underclass games are as much a learning experience for the crew as it is a game and a learning environment for the teams.
I knew what I saw, but even though I saw it I had an official standing right in front of it. A veteran linesman would've thrown the flag - hence my hesitation, I suppose. I wasn't expecting to have to get involved.
--Rich