Taking A Knee

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

You are totally off base here...taking a knee at the end of the game is a special situation...it is not like every other play during the game no matter what you think.

What if it is at the end of the first half instead of at the end of the game?

It isn't a special situation. The offense is just running the play that they feel will give them the best chance to win the game. The defense knows the time is about to run out so they have to get the ball back.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

My umpire does tell the defense not to fire out

This is by far the dumbest thing said in this entire discussion. B is down by 5 points at the end of the game and their only chance of getting the ball back is recovering a muffed snap but the umpire tells the defense to just stand there.

Ok, you want to ask the team if they are taking a knee....pretty stupid, you should be able to figure it out on your own. Same for telling the defense, they aren't stupid. But to tell the defense not to fire out basically means the game is over. You might as well just hold the ball up and walk off the field and stop wasting everyone's time.