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Originally Posted by sseltser
Guys
I don't officiate football and I have never played football, and I'm really asking this from a fan's perspective.
My question is this:
Who has what responsibilities for penalties during kickoff returns (and I suppose punts, too).
Only asking because of the penalty I saw get flagged from over 60 yards away on a block that was IMO in the side, not in the back.
Thanks. And trying to be as honest as I can to myself on this play, but it definitely made me angry.
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Commenting on the work of on-field officials after the fact without any evidence is something we should not do. I know at work someone will ask me about a play they saw at some game last weekend and ask my opinion. Surely, they cannot expect me to know everything surrounding the play to be able to comment with intelligence.
I will say officials call penalties that have a material affect on the play or affect the safety of players. In the case you cited where you believed there was legal contact there may well have been in the judgement of the official making the call as you say 60 yards from the play unnecessary roughness which affects the safety of the participant.