Coaches make the rules?

[cdoug]

Originally Posted by Rich

The coach should know the rule, but it makes no sense to enforce this and allow the TD to stand. They could fix this quite easily -- personal fouls and dead ball fouls (and live enforced as dead) only, the rest are declined by rule. Easy enough.

I totally agree on all accounts, but as written that's not the way it is.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by cdoug

I totally agree on all accounts, but as written that's not the way it is.

I know. That's what should be fixed.

When we had defensive holding on the TD, I signaled in this order.

Holding, defense. Touchdown. Penalty enforced on the kickoff.

The PA announcer said that the holding was declined. Well, that's not what I signaled.

So now I had 2 crew members coming to me assuming I had screwed up. Then I had the defensive coach livid when we enforced the holding on the kickoff. Fortunately, the H was able to talk him down off the ledge pretty quickly.

(Didn't matter in the end -- the kickoff went through the uprights, so it would've been a touchback anyway.)

[cdoug]

Originally Posted by Rich

I know. That's what should be fixed.

+ infinity!