Guilty of Disregarding Advice

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Originally posted by Warrenkicker
I do not give any indication to the defense that the other team is taking a knee. I do not give any assurance to the offense that I will protect them more than normal. I remind the defense that the play ends on my whistle. If I were to do otherwise then I would be controlling the game instead of officiating it.

I disagree. We need to do a certain amount of preventive officiating and this falls under that category. Call it controlling the game if you want but it's certainly not controlling the outcome of the game. There's a difference.