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Originally posted by North Pole Alaska Ref
You are screwed if one does show this signal and the ball does hit the ground, one official might have been screened (we know that a catch is ruled if someone does not see the ball hit the ground, even if it did).
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I agree that it can be trouble if that signal is made and another official sees a reason that the pass is incomplete. Also, the signal should be used only in certain situations, and if the official is 100% certain it is indeed a catch. One example of when it can be used would be a low pass over the middle for a TD. The umpire should not signal TD (sorry to bring up another topic on this thread), but he needs to indicate to the wing guys that there was indeed a catch.
[Edited by PSU213 on Oct 4th, 2004 at 02:09 AM]