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Football Officiating => National Federation Discussion => Topic started by: bawags06 on September 25, 2017, 02:29:29 PM

Title: Interesting exchange and discussion following a UNS in Bills v Broncos game...
Post by: bawags06 on September 25, 2017, 02:29:29 PM

https://www.reddit.com/r/sports/comments/72cju1/von_miller_flagged_for_unsportsmanlike_conduct/


There's a gif of the play and a rather interesting discourse on that reddit page. How should a WH handle a situation where the players are friendly but the gesture could look really bad?

Title: Re: Interesting exchange and discussion following a UNS in Bills v Broncos game...
Post by: AlUpstateNY on September 25, 2017, 02:40:47 PM

Apparently the covering official considered the gesture UNSPORTSMANLIKE and took appropriate action. 

Title: Re: Interesting exchange and discussion following a UNS in Bills v Broncos game...
Post by: prosec34 on September 25, 2017, 02:46:33 PM

That's 15 yards in high school. Little stuff can turn into big stuff with kids involved.

Title: Re: Interesting exchange and discussion following a UNS in Bills v Broncos game...
Post by: FLAHL on September 25, 2017, 04:08:00 PM

As with other fouls, we need to consider the entire play (or act).  In this case, the defender (Miller) thought it was a joke AND the offensive player (Taylor) also treated it as a joke.  Given the action and reaction in this case, I'm letting it go.

I've had cousins playing on opposing HS teams. I got between them early in the game, ready to give both a warning, and saw huge grins on both faces. They told me they were cousins and I told hem to have fun.