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Originally Posted by zebraman
What would be better for the game..... allowing that contact to go uncalled or making the "right call" and taking away my partner's credibility like I did?
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Ok, let me play devil's advocate here for a moment. Are you 100% sure the coaches were on your partner solely because you made that call in his area? Or could it be because he was "solid, but not a guy I'd want to work a huge game with", iow, the weakest guy on the crew? Could there have been other small things that happened during the game that let the coaches think they could question his calls? Have you talked to those coaches since that game, and have they told you that was the case?
I certainly agree with the philosophy on staying in your area. I think it's been proven many times that calls made outside an official's area are more likely to be wrong. However, I'm not sure I would pass on a call that I'm sure happened, and I'm sure my partner didn't pass on it but just missed it, even if it was outside my area. If the issue is credibility, how do you explain to a coach that you saw the foul, but just didn't call it solely because it was not in your area? I would think that would lower your credibilty as a crew much more than making a correct call that your partner missed. I'm just not convinced coaches are smart enough, or thinking about that during a game. I would think they are picking up on more than just that one call to start questioning the rest of your partner's calls.