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Originally posted by Mark Padgett:
[B]I have heard of the situation where a block and a charge have been called on the same play. Frankly, I don't know how that can be done according to the rules (NF). We discussed this at our association last season and we agreed that it must be one or the other.
Egos notwithstanding, if two officials come up with different foul calls simultaneously on the same play (one signaling block and one signaling player control), the mechanic according to the rules is to call a double foul. Agreed that it shouldn't happen, and that one guy should have a fist without signaling anything yet, but if it DOES happen, that's the prescribed mechanic. It's not really a matter of one guy needing to "give in" to the other, since they both made a strong call (i.e., they "sold" the call). So, in the original post, it sounds like the officials did what they were supposed to do after they made the gaffe of both signaling differently.