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It seems John, that you have a problem getting past the simple fact that it's the judgment of the FIELD OFFICIAL, rather than those of either coaching staffs, in issues such as judging intent that are solely decisive. You can bellow or plead all you want about what you think those judgments should be, but your opinion is simply, and deliberately, not intended to be counted in the final analysis.

Your role, as a coach, is directed at other important aspects of the game and does not include direct participation in rule compliance decisions. Just as coaching is a never ending learning and adjusting process that is destined to ALWAYS fall short of perfection, so is officiating.

You seem to be yearning for some mystical illusional level of universal consistency, which is logically unreachable and would neither be good for the game nor achievable in any rational sense. Football, nor the rules designed to support the game, are designed or intended for "one size fits all" or "zero tolerance" application.