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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
As far as the Lead having to officiate his sideline plus the post, the L should still have awareness of where the ball is and if it goes OOB. And when it goes out on his line and he doesn't know what caused it then that is the purpose of blowing your whistle and asking for help.
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Sure, on the plays where the ball is passed into the bleachers. But, on the plays where A2 barely steps (or doesn't) on the line, ...
No matter who has primary on this, the other official needs to be able to help, and needs to know when s/he can help (and when s/he can't).
If "A crew of 3 would not make sense in Rec Leagues and kiddie leagues and most intramural leagues" (and I agree), recognize that what you're saying is that this call is going to get missed some of the time, and that's a fair tradeoff.
After all, if this call (and others, of course) never got missed in 2-person, there would never be a reason for three officials.