Scrimmage Kick/Momentum

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by AndrewMcCarthy

Interesting that here's a play where the crew screws up and nobody complains but if you would have gotten it right the coach of the receivers would have gone ape when he got the ball at the 3.

Andrew, are you suggesting that coaches do not know the rules?

This is why it is so important to not be in such a hurry to blow the whistle. A BJ must know the momentum rules as it relates to kicks and really should know what those rules are as it relates to passes or fumbles. I think what happens we get so concerned with "protecting players" we think we need to get on the whistle. Anyone that has been officiating for any time has had an IW, but you have to take your time in football. The play is long dead before we blow the whistle in the first place. IW cause more problems than if you waited a second and blew the whistle at the right time.

Peace