Annual NF rule change thread

[Adam]

If I had a good idea the foul was committed by the teammate near me who didn't have as many left, I did raise it pretty quick.

I'm just curious, but are you saying officials were less inclined then to call a foul and mix up the fouler (in a crowd of arms) with that mechanic?

I'm seeing the bird-dog as irrelevant here, but I never really officiated much when it was required.

[Mark Padgett]

I think we should add a new mechanic for over-the-back. Here's what I suggest. First, we get one of the hot moms out of the stands. Then, we.....er, I'd better stop there - I think I hear my wife coming into the room!

[Scuba_ref]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I think we should add a new mechanic for over-the-back. Here's what I suggest. First, we get one of the hot moms out of the stands. Then, we.....er, I'd better stop there - I think I hear my wife coming into the room!

Another reason to have them courtside and not 5 rows up! Wait, i think I hear your wife coming...gotta go!

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Scuba_ref

Wait, i think I hear your wife coming...gotta go!

Ask her when dinner will be ready. Thanks.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I'm just curious, but are you saying officials were less inclined then to call a foul and mix up the fouler (in a crowd of arms) with that mechanic?

We sureasheck were a heckuva lot less inclined to mix up the fouler with the bird-dogging mechanic that was given to us at that time. You called the foul, noted the player and immediately went directly to that player, just a-pointing away at the same time. You almost had tunnel vision, focusing on the fouler as you came in.

You may have called a foul on a wrong player originally in a mess of 'em, but a teammate raising their arm after you blew your whistle and started bird-dogging never confused us one little bit. We already had our mind made up by then.