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Originally Posted by refbuz
You're throwing a flag even if your not looking at the sticks?? Are you taking a peak back at the sticks before or after you throw the flag, or do you just go back and look at it afterwards?
I'm only throwing that flag if I am looking at the sticks and its blatantly obvious that he's over the line.
There's rush to throw that foul.
If the QB is rolling away from the sticks, our mechanic (5-man) is to have the U drop a bag at the spot of the pass, then go back to the spot with the R to take a look. We do this because the LJ is not holding the line and drifts dowfield after reading pass. The R & U will take a look, and then decicde if they need to throw a flag or not,
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I don't disagree with your bean bag mechanic, but I prefer to flag and then waive off after a conference in your scenario. If we have an apparent OPI or inelibigible downfield on a pass play, I also prefer for the covering official to throw the flag. Then, if the U or wing sees that the pass was completed in or behind the NZ we will come together and talk and then waive it off. Intentional Grounding is really the only scenario where I like there to be a clearly late flag (please don't mistake me for saying I want the flag to be thrown at the instant the apparent foul occurs, we want our guys processing the play mentally, etc). These mechanics have worked for us without incident on these plays. I'm sure your mechanics work for your crew as well.