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Originally Posted by just another ref
I agree with a lot of what you are saying, sorta, I think, but questions remain.
As to the part about "some people wouldn't like it," while this is true, I see it as irrelevant since this is true no matter what is called or not called. My thought is simply that the two officials should get together and decide who had the better angle and go with that call, rather than let both foul calls stand, one of which we know is wrong. In fact rather than stay with the double foul, we could go with no foul at all and resume at POI. Don't throw stuff. I'm not saying I would do that now, just saying that this is a rule change possibility that I would find at least as fair as the way the rule is now.
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My comment about "some people not liking a call" was meant to focus on the bang-bang calls where you tend to have blarges. Yes, some won't like the routine travel call, but if they complain they quickly fall into the howler monkey category. I even go so far as saying that one should expect some voice from a coach on a bang-bang block/charge situation. IMHO, a coach not voicing is doing a disservice to her/his team.
As for the angles, it doesn't take into account experience. For example: I was T was back in transition and my P was a first-year. On a 1-on-1 breakaway, B fouls A and everyone knows it except my P. I'm still a few feet behind the division line, but I come up with the foul. Nobody said a darn thing even though I had by far the worst angle. But it was the right call.
Either way, the Fed has their approved ruling and that's what I call. I don't like to be a cause for inconsistency.