Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Careyy
Ok so what about this play:
run up the middle, U clearly sees the ball in posession and player with one knee on the ground. Player keeps running, wings are screened, play goes for a TD.
|
REPLY: On runs, the call of a player down and his forward progress is the primary responsibility of the wings, and only the secondary responsibility of the umpire. A good rule of thumb in plays like this is to give your partners who have the primary responsibility the first opportunity to make the call. But you should never let this play be ruled incorrectly just because it wasn't your primary responsibility. And for plays where you need to make a call related to a secondary responsibility, you had better be 200% sure of what you saw. I 'think' his knee was down isn't a good reason. I realize that your play had the U clearly see the ball in runner possession and a knee on the ground. If your wings don't blow in this case, you absolutely have to.