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Originally posted by Derock2004
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Why is your IW "unfortunate" but a coach instructing his player to continue running untouched to the endzone "stupidity"? The way I see it you have "two" cases of stupidity on this play and the initial one is what started it all! Look at it this way, if the IW was a flag against the official then we would have off-setting penalties.
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Think of this situation like having a car accident (the IW) and then leaving the scene of the accident (the run to the endzone). The accident happened and several things may have contributed to it (one of which could have been stupidity), but to leave the scene is just plan stupid. My point is, we're all human and do make mistakes. The official clearly made a mistake, but that doesn't make him stupid. The coach instructing the kid to run even though the whistle has blown is not smart coaching. Wouldn't that be the same as telling the players to just ignore those guys with the striped shirts?
You said you officiated. How long? What level? Have you ever had an IW?