How far will you go to save a game (PART 2)

[Camron Rust]

Originally posted by tomegun
Z, most of what you just posted is a part of my pre-game. It is amazing how many officials hear what you are saying about a delayed whistle and then there are 8 whistles when the play is clearly in one officials primary. I try (TRY) to get this point across by saying we should try to shrink the grey area. I mean nothing more than letting the proper official call plays that are clearly in their area. For instance, when a player is clearly in the lane on the side opposite the L, it is NOT a grey area. That is the C's primary UNLESS it is a foul that happens on the front side and the C cannot physically see it. Even then, we are talking about a call across the lane, not 50ft! I don't like to constantly have double-whistles on routine plays are are clearly in someone's primary. Add to that illegal picks, post play and RSBQ and the game should flow, but it is a requirement to catch things off-ball. If we don't have a number of off-ball fouls, I question how good of a job my crew did.

I thought you were a stickler for proper mechanics and staying out of your partner's primary. The definition of primary is solely dictated by the position of the play, not the direction the players are facing. You've just said you'd call a foul in your partner's primary if you think their angle didn't allow them to see it. hmmm. I knew you weren't so stubborn as your earlier posts on this topic seemed to indicate.