[just another ref]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

This is my basic philosophy, and it almost always serves me well. But it ended up in contradiction to the pretty clear philosophy around here to make sure we have a call in a crash when two players go to the floor.

No good solution here - a call needed to be made in most of these situations. The call needed to come from somewhere else.

I think your local philosophy is at least slightly overdone.

My impression is that in the OP you felt the need to carry your partner(s).
All I can say is be careful. Huge potential here to overstep your bounds, or be accused of doing so.