Rationale for TD

[Suudy]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

As for "having a long conversation"... so what? Talk it out, get the call right. Televised games are already 3-4 hours long anyway, so what's an extra 15 seconds to make sure you get the call correct?

I wasn't clear. What I mean was the delay in the initial signal for TD. The conversation itself wasn't the problem.

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

Which official threw the flag? If it was a deep official (F/S/B), there's no way they're going to know where the pass is caught relative to the LOS, because they're going to be at least 22-24 yards downfield. If the deep official has an OPI foul on a play like that, they're supposed to throw the flag and then get help from the L/U/H with regards to where the pass is caught.

Good question.

Jeff Lockie pass complete to Royce Freeman for 17 yds for a TD WASHINGTON ST Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined - ESPN Video

And I think you are right, it wasn't the HL. It looks like the HL comes in and says the pass was completed behind the LOS.