It seems John, that you just can't get past the simple fact that it's the judgment of the OFFICIAL, in issues such as judging intent, that matter rather than those of either coaching staffs. You can bellow or plead all you want about what you think those judgments should be, but your opinion is simply 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, 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.
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