Overruling your partner?

[Snake~eyes]

Originally posted by rdfox
My pet peeve, however, is the wing official who, when confronted by a coach on the sideline about a questionable call by another official, tells the arguing coach, "It wasn't my call, coach". IMHO, that totally undermines the authority of the other official and basically is saying that if it was his call, he would have ruled differently. The wing needs to say, "John was right there, coach...he called what he saw...you and I can't see from here all that he saw."

I agree. My response is short and simple "Coach it was an incomplete pass" I think it keep coaches from being able to come up with a rebuttal.