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In the original situation, did anyone see the ball come loose?
Did the WH or one of the wings know for sure that the ball had come loose before the QB was down?
My take is that since no one blew a whistle, the WH and wings did not see it in player control when the QB went down. That is different than seeing the ball actually come loose prior to the QB going down.
Just bringing it up since I think a lot of us do not blow the whistle when there is a big pile up and we don't see the ball.
Had a rookie line judge two weeks ago who froze on a loose ball and did not blow the ball dead when A recovered the ball while laying on the ground after a fumble. This resulted in a wrestling match in which B finally ended up with the ball. Even though B had the ball when the whistle was finally blown A retained possession, because the line judge then related that A had the ball in control while laying on the ground. Needless to say the B coach wanted an explanation.
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