Whistles - Who should blow?

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Originally posted by mcrowder
Worked U two games last night on a 4-man crew. Blew my whistle exactly once, and that was after the play to alert R that I had a flag back at the LOS, and he'd trailed the play past me.

Threw 3 flags all night. All declined. I was pretty much a waste of $70 for the home team.

Good, from what I am reading, I have been handling my whistle like most..... when at ump very little, and other positions only when I am covering.

I was just very surprised to hear the veteran Linesman tell me (probably 5 or 6 times throughout the 2 games) how much he liked have multiple whistles.

I will continue on the path of whistle only when necessary, and rarely mirror a whistle unless there is an obvious reason. Thanks for all the feedback.