Sat Jan 12, 2013, 04:08pm
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Do not give a damn!!
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: On the border
Posts: 30,553
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ajmc
What's worked for me, is declaring a 1st down only when I am absolutely certain that a 1st down has been made. If there is the slightest doubt, I'll measure. The same hold true for the Linejudge. If he's absolutely sure it's a first down, he say so, otherwise he'll defer and suggest I take a look.
So, if there is any doubt, we'll measure. When there is no doubt, we declare 1st down and off we go. If there is any request after declaring 1st down, the response is simply, "Thank you, but we don't need one."
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That is exactly our philosophy. When in doubt we measure. Also the LJ is not always the one with the spot, so it is not the LJ's fault if we are close.
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Charles Michael “Mick” Chambers (1947-2010)
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