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In my experiences, no official should make a call on a play exclusively because of their position. In general, the official closest to the play are in better position to make the call but this isn't always true because the angle of the play could provide a much better view to an official further away from the play. What has worked well for me is to check with the official closest to the play first. Then ask the other officials if they saw something different. Working together to make the right call is most important and no one has an exclusive area that restricts other officials from making a call from anywhere on the field. I'm not sure how this relates to the rules of mechanics but this is what works best for me and my crew.
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