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Originally Posted by GPC2
Wow, tough deal Ed.
From looking at the video though, it appears that the LJ (or HL, whomever that was at the bottom of the screen) had a MUCH better look at it than you. For those that are criticizing you for being too close - it seems as if (like you said) you were coming in because there was a pile-up for the loose ball. It appears that by the time you got around the player to actually see the ball, the ball was up in the air.
Man, that was just a tough play - too bad it happened at that time, and not at a relatively innocuous moment.
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It's really not a criticism. It's just something I've thought about and really feel -- I do not close in during these fumble situations (or most other situations) as hard as I used to -- I have an umpire and two wings who should be closing in. OTOH, something like this could happen, or alternatively, the defense could scoop it up and head towards me quickly. If I'm too close, I could get steamrolled or perhaps miss something (this play). On top of that, I'm the one who has the goal line and if the ball does come the other way, I don't want to have the player blow by me before I can even start in that direction.