My approach on a flag that might need to be waved is this.
I will ask the covering official what he saw and if he saw the whole thing. Most of the time the official will tell me that he is right on or will say you know we need to wave that off. I am of the opinion that the referee is no more important than any other official on the field. I don't believe that I have the right to tell another official to pick up his flag if that official is certain of his call. I may take the heat, but I am not going to usurp another official's confidence by overruling him unless I can subtilty point him towards the right call.
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