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Originally posted by SoGARef
DeRock,
You are telling me that you are going to let someone else call intentional grounding and roughing the kicker and roughing the passer?
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No, I am saying the official "closest" to the play (R) will be in the best position to make the call but that doesn't mean the R is the only one who can make that call. I could be standing right there in the best position to make the call but I will still have blind spots or angles that I won't be able to see. A good example would be a fumble that goes unnoticed to an official standing right there by the play but easily spotted by another official further away with a clear view angle. When they review plays in the NFL to make the right call, they don't only use the camera that is closest to the play but instead they search for the camera that has the best angle to clearly view the play. I follow the same concept on the field. If intentional grounding and roughing are my calls as the R, and for whatever reason I don't call it are you going to pretend you didn't see it just because by the rules of mechanics its not your area of responsibility? We are an officiating team. We all know the rules, we all can see, and we all have flags. I have been working with my crew for many years and we cover each other pretty well. I know my style of officiating may not be consistent with what many officials here would advise but I have been doing it this way for 10 years and it works great for me and my crew.