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Originally Posted by TXMike
I should have been clearer. I am not talking about late hits on the runner. No excuse for that. I am talking about those late blocks thrown far enough away from the action or at such an angle that the blocker could not legitimately know the play was dead. You are a B I believe, as I am I. If so, you know there are many times when you are watching receivers engaged with DB's downfield and you do not have a clue the ball is dead without hearing the whistle. If I do not know it is dead then I suspect there are some players who do not as well.
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You've still got 2 choices here, even with no whistle:
1. Tell them "It's over!" if the contact is minor.
2. If the contact is severe enough, flag a PF for unnecessary roughness (for example, a cheap shot).
I had #2 a couple weeks ago, with a shot from the side 20 yards away from the play. The coach kept whining that the whistle hadn't blown, until I told him that the flag was for UR, not a late hit.