Warning for delay?

[JS 20]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

One has to use some reasonable judgment here. There is NO WAY that I'm penalizing a team which is down by 25 for this. I would either just allow the clock to run while they fetch the ball or I might sound the whistle to stop the clock and then allow the team to retrieve it. Either way, I'm not starting the 5-second count due to the blow out situation and I'm certainly not issuing a delay warning on the throwing team EVER!!!

simmer down w/ the red and bold fonts. Just wanted to share my goof w/ the rest of you. I learned from it and I'll have a more patient whistle next time to avoid this in the future.

[Nevadaref]

That wasn't directed at you. I was merely trying to stress how crazy it is for any official to make that call. It doesn't meet the intent and purpose of the rule. An official must always keep that in mind.