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Originally posted by bjudge
Ok, not to belabor this any further, but here is my question. If two officials are in position to make the call and one official throws a flag and the other one doesn't, why should the one official that throws the flag automatically overrule the official that didnt throw his flag. Both officials made a call, whether it is right or wrong. Why should the penalty be marked off without any further communication between the two officials, or at least with the R?
Some of the comments I have read seem to indicate that the person with the flag is the one that made the call. However, are we ignoring the fact that the other official made a call as well and that sometimes a good no call, is the right call?
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EXCELLENT POINT!!! Much is said in Basketball and Baseball about being as still as possible while watching the action. Your eyes cannot focus as well when your head is moving as they can when it is stationary. In football, however, most calls in a four or five man crew are made while on the run. Due to the bouncing of the head, your eyes can deceive you.
There are two camps on this issue. One believes mistakes are not correctable, and the other believes it is important to get it correct. Watch a few games on Sunday you will see the officials huddle several times. Do you think they are in there saying "Bill you missed that one, but we will have to live with it because you threw your flag."? No! They are in there telling Bill what they saw and they are moving toward a decision on what should be called.