Proper spot and down?

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

I suppose you're being sarcastic, but I'll answer anyway.

The play kills the play. The whistle doesn't kill the play (unless it does!). The play is dead when the play is dead - even if my whistle doesn't go off. NO, most good officials (around here) will not blow the whistle when they go in to clean up a pile.

But if you don't know the ball is dead -- because you can't see it -- what authority do you have to clean up the pile?