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Originally posted by RamTime
Has a head referee ever tried to talk you out of a penalty flag that you threw and after you told him you were convinced it was a penalty he in fact kept hammering away at you to pick it up?
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RamTime, this exact question was asked to two NFL officials at an officials clinic I attended about a month ago, and they said NO. Officials will get together and talk, and discuss who had the better angle. If they are both convinced of what they saw, then they (or a 3rd official) will decide "we have to go with Steve's ruling because you both say you saw something different, but Steve has the best angle, so we will go with his ruling." That is exactly how they said it works when discussions take place. They also said, "we are not TO BIG to back down if a crewmate is sure, or we both are sure but he has the better angle."
These are the reasons they are the best in the world!
Now at lower levels, does an R's EGO ever take over a rookie, probably once in a great while, but that is WRONG, and why he would never move up in the ranks. It is unfortunate that such an incident would occur at any level.