Press Situation

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Ignats75

In fairness, C was all the way over on the far sideline, and the play literaally happened on the near sideline to the benches. He was really no closer than the L. On top of that, he is a very inexperienced official doing his first year of varsity and probably would never think to get involved.

Sounds like the L needs some more experience as well.

[Ignats75]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Sounds like the L needs some more experience as well.

Sadly, Although I don't know him, I believe he was the most experienced of the three.

[Adam]

[rockyroad]

First off, I very rarely (can't remember the last time) get hacked off at my partners when they call something, even if it's in front of me. I just don't take it as them trying to grandstand or show me up. I assume they saw something they felt needed to be called. We would definitely discuss it in the locker room, but there wouldn't be any anger involved. It's ridiculous to get angry about something like this - we all have brain farts every now and then, so why not just assume your partner had a brain fart and move on.

Secondly, I am not going with a blarge on this one. If the upset coach asks me, I will simply say "I don't know Coach, but here comes Snaqs. You can ask him."

Third - I'm not calling an assignor over this play. It really isn't that egregious of a mistake. No rule was set aside or misapplied. A partner called out of his primary in front of me. If I call the assignor about that, I look like a little whiner. Not needed.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Secondly, I am not going with a blarge on this one. If the upset coach asks me, I will simply say "I don't know Coach, but here comes Snaqs. You can ask him."

When he does ask me, I'll be sure to keep my answer short.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Secondly, I am not going with a blarge on this one. If the upset coach asks me, I will simply say "I don't know Coach, but here comes Snaqs. You can ask him."

Does this make rocky another appeaser?

[mick]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Does this make rocky another appeaser?

The point I was trying to make was that some assignors want that brown blarge stuff avoided if at all possible, and if that is whatthey want they have to be appeased. I really don't consider the coach's feeling applicable here.

The original poster implied the Trail was dead on the play and knew what he had (and was in front of everyone else that knew what the Trail had).
So, the Trail had to do something.

If Trail does not call the charge on his own, he is giving a terribly unfair advantage to the offense. If the Trail does not call the charge because he was told (by his assignor?) to not make a call contrary to a partner's preliminary signal in order to avoid the blarge, then he is appeasing the assignor (which may be quite necessary*) and is not using all the rules to the best of his ability.

* - the assignor may ask his officials to avoid the double foul, in this instance, so that his customers will not be asking him how his trained personnel can see two different things on the same play.

[Scrapper1]

Ah, I understand you better now. Thanks.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Does this make rocky another appeaser?

Nope...I'm a little short on appeasement!