Guilty of Disregarding Advice

[mikesears]

Originally posted by BktBallRef
We tell them, "If he takes a knee, don't hit him."

That was the phrase I usually used as well but I had a brain cramp and stated it like fact. But,even saying it like you state, it seems that players take that to mean, "He's taking a knee so don't hit him" and they don't play as hard.

I'm almost to the point of simply telling the offense to protect themselves because I am not telling the defense that they might take a knee. I'm thinking of arranging a signal for the crew so WE can be aware and be on our whistles quickly when the ball is downed.

Do you feel my reaction is a "knee-jerk" reaction to this?