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Originally posted by Mregor
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Originally posted by MN BB Ref
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Originally posted by Mregor
The point is, even though I thought his call was wrong, I did not signal because it was his call and if he had doubt he should have asked for help. I would hope my partner would do the same for me.
Mregor
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I disagree with this train of thought completely. In this case you saw the ball tipped by B but you still allowed a wrong call to be made. I'm sorry, I don't want to hurt my partners pride, but if I see something that is wrong, and I know its wrong, I will discreetly question his/her call. We OWE it to the teams that are playing to ensure that we get the calls right. That won't always happen, but when we know we saw something we can't pretend it didn't happen.
Just my two cents worth.
Dave
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It's his call right in front of him. How am I supposed to know if someone didn't hit it right in front of him? I am trail a whole lot farther from the play and it's his line. If he would have asked I would have gave him my input but I'm not going to make a big deal of it by stopping play. Disagree all you want, it's a semi-free world.
Mregor
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Always, always, always offer information when you think your partner missed something on an OOB. It just takes a second and it makes the crew look good, whether the calling official makes a change or not. This goes double if you're standing by the coach & he's asking you to offer help or to go for help. Even if you are sure your partner got it right it just takes a second for you to huddle and play on without a change. And it will shut the coach up.