Steppin on toes

[mcrowder]

I guess it depends on the goal, Rich.

If the goal is to look good or keep coaches off your back, maybe you're right. If the goal is to get the right call as often as possible, there's nothing wrong with asking for help in those isolated instances where something odd happened to cause you to not see the whole play.

Our mechanic is similar to that above, although BU will ALWAYS make the final call. BU looks to home to see if PU is looking at him. If he's not, he's absorbed in his other responsibilities. If he is, BU can say "Did he pull?" PU says "He pulled, he pulled!" or "No, he did not", then BU makes the call.

I will agree that except in the rarest of instances (can't even think of one right now), BU would NEVER ask for help because a coach asked them to. It's BU's decision, and he must decide BEFORE he makes the call.

I will also agree that knowing you can ask for help should NEVER NEVER EVER give you excuse to do your best to get in position to make the call.