Faceguarding - What is this?

[FootballRef05]

[QUOTE=Bob M.]

Originally Posted by BigFarns

REPLY: For whomever told you that, I would strongly advise him to get to a 21st century officiating clinic and get with accepted modern officiating techniques. You can always anticipate the play, but you never should anticipate a foul. See the action...read its relevance to the play...assess it to determine whether an advantage was gained...then decide whether to throw or not. If it takes a few seconds, that's a small price to pay for getting the call ultimately right.

Hey Bob, just wanted to clarify that I was not told that, that quote was taken from my original reply. I was as floored as you were when I read that. Your reply was well stated, as usual!