Crew Integrity

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Originally Posted by Smitty

Or maybe he came over to help her get away from the coach as their conversation may have been lasting too long in his opinion. We just don't know, so to speculate and go so far as to call it undermining is just not fair.

I specifically stated his intent was not to undermine her; it was obvious to me he wanted to get the call right. It "looked" like the coach's continued questions made him ask her if she was sure of her call. Now that I think about it, you may be right, though.

Reviewing it in my head again, he may have used the quick conference as a way to confirm her call and get the ball back in play. My initial thought as I was watching was that she was allowing the coach way too much time to debate the call.

In the end, the chance of it appearing that way may well have been worth it to cut that conversation short.