The Dreaded Inadvertant Whistle

[BroKen62]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

The problem with this is that now you're saying it's different if a player flattens someone before a whistle than after. And it's not that way at all -- it's a problem if a player flattens someone once the ball is dead.

And to bring this thread full circle, the only time that happens is when we have an inadvertent whistle.

Agree - but you wouldn't want to get rid of whistles entirely, would you? Whistles must serve some purpose or we wouldn't carry one. I can think of 2 - to signal the ball ready for play and to signal that the ball has become dead.