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Originally Posted by sj
Mike-Do you know if he specifically mentioned or confirmed that the B was correct to throw his flag? Meaning that you throw and then, in a case like this, you have the need for someone on your crew to pull you off.
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I don't recall RR talking to that issue (not something the media or crazed LSU fans would much care about anyway). If memory serves, flag was thrown by B and the F was the one who advised pass was not catchable. I can't imagine any supervisor who would want his guys to do otherwise. If you see it as a foul and believe pass was catchable you should flag. But others on the crew might have had a better angle and might be able to give you input that causes you to change your opinionof what you "saw". In that case it seems perfectly acceptable to allow yourself to be "taken off the call".
For the record, the SI still photo is a perfect example of what I have been screaming about for years now, camera perspective distortion. The SI Photographer is obviously using a huge telephoto lens. The result is it make the Auburn defender who knocked the ball away look much closer to the receiver than they were in reality. The video makes clear there was at least 2 yards of separation but the photo makes it look like they were right together. And for anyone who thinks the receiver might have been able to make a play on the ball had he not been held...he had to stop his pattern and jump up as the ball did not lead him enough. He was off the ground, not on the ground trying to run forward to the ball. Meanwhile, forward is where the defender knocked the ball away, making it uncatchable.