Would you have done the same

[Forksref]

My point in talking to the defense was in response to the coach telling his players to "hit someone and knock them down." It had nothing to do with taking a knee. I hate to hear coaches talk like that. The quality of play is a direct result of the attitude that coaches promote.

I never discuss what the offense is doing. As a white hat I may move a little closer to the QB if I think he will take a knee, in order to see the exact moment the knee hits to blow my whistle.