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Originally Posted by ballgame99
Thoughts on this play?
The title says something about fooling the referee, but really isn't this defender just making the referee make a call? If a low defender has clear position and the offensive player displaces him backward and he just gives ground we aren't going to call it, but if he allows that displacement to knock him over then he at least has a chance of drawing the PC. No lower angle so the amount of contact on this play is hard to judge.
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Your terms are contradictory. If the defender is giving ground, then there was no displacement. If there is displacement, there should be a foul.
If more officials would call such offensive fouls (displacement) appropriately, perhaps defenders wouldn't feel like they have to fall down to get the call.