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Originally Posted by MJT
You have not yet ended the game until the R raises the ball above his head, so as Walt said, you have a DQ, which will probably affect him for at least one game.
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I agree. This is not a hold (illegal formation, etc.). The player needs to realize this is wrong, and he needs to be penalized for it. At the end of the game, throwing the flag is just that....only throwing the flag, there is no real penalty for it. By 'writing it up' he knows it's wrong, he is penalized for it, and you don't have to fall back on the coach for teaching the kind a lesson. And, not saying this coach is a dishonest guy, but, who knows, he (or a coach in a similar situations) may decide after a few days that he needs the player in the next game, rationalizes that what the kid did is not that bad, and he decides to put him out there.