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Originally Posted by just another ref
It's interesting that you put it that way. That actually has been named as a reason for a rule change, as I recall. Swinging an elbow without contact was changed from a T to a violation, at least partially because officials were hesitant to call it. Having said all that, the OP is pretty much identical to a casebook play. If an official refuses to make this call simply because he disagrees with the penalty, his position is impossible to justify.
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Like those officials who refuse to put the ball down on the floor and implement the resuming play procedure?
