[Bob M.]

REPLY: On this play, one of the officials---and one only---needs to live or die with this call. And it needs to be decided before the game, or before the season. This is one of those times where you really shouldn't go fishing in someone else's pond. If the near-side wing has the call, he has it. No looking to help if it's not requested. What would happen if the far-side wing blew the whistle because he saw the pass clearly forward and saw the ball hit the ground with no whistle from the near-side wing but the near-side wing was punching back because he saw the pass as backwards? I don't know, but I wouldn't want to be on that game. Get it all straightened out in the pre-game and live with it. Personally, I agree that the far-side wing has the better perspective on this play, but like I said earlier, he can never sell the call from 50+ yards away.