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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
That really sucks. So sorry to hear that about you.
So ... you're of the opinion that you, a lone official, knows better than the entire NFHS regarding safety? You think that the scenario we're talking about has never ever either happened or even occurred to anyone as a possibility?
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Trust me.... I'm not alone
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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
If tptb wanted you to stop play if this happened, they'd tell you so.
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There's a reason why the ball is dead when a runner loses his helmet. If you can't see the correlation between this and the play in question, then I am "sorry to hear that about you."
And you know every scenario cannot be covered in a rule book, case book, official's manual...etc... so that excuse doesn't wash.
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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
If I was a coach in your scenario, I'd be demanding you enforce the inadvertent whistle rule (assuming that might benefit me in some way).
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As stated prior, the inadvertent whistle hurts nobody as the penalty will certainly be accepted by A.
It prevents potential serious injury not inherent to the normal activity associated with football.