Figgy44
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- Dec 15, 2014
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Have "make up call" for missed penalties increased in the last few seasons?
I have this weird feeling that embellishment has directly increased as refs started doing make up calls for prior infractions they missed. I mean, if you called everything remotely close to borderline, the flow of the game would be affected. Calling nothing and players get annoyed trying to really prove there's reasons to make a call.
Crazy idea, but I almost wonder if embellishments shouldn't actually be a penalty at all. If there is an embellishment, it negates the opposition teams' next penalty. In a coincidental minors situation, there is no penalty at all if an embellishment was determined and preferably, no stoppage at all with the linesman/ref declaring an embellishment negation via hand signal or something.
That revised approach and risk (like the DOG penalty on a bad coach review) might help to prevent the actions of players taking the risk of an embellishment by amping up the risk of trying to embellish. Who will bother trying to embellish a high stick or tripping and roll into a corner if an embellishment would negate it anyways and play doesn't stop (putting your team at an odd man rush disadvantage)?
Minor infractions and fighting may go up as a response, but I think the biggest issue (if it's really a true issue in want of resolution) of super weird or questionable embellishment penalties would go away.
I have this weird feeling that embellishment has directly increased as refs started doing make up calls for prior infractions they missed. I mean, if you called everything remotely close to borderline, the flow of the game would be affected. Calling nothing and players get annoyed trying to really prove there's reasons to make a call.
Crazy idea, but I almost wonder if embellishments shouldn't actually be a penalty at all. If there is an embellishment, it negates the opposition teams' next penalty. In a coincidental minors situation, there is no penalty at all if an embellishment was determined and preferably, no stoppage at all with the linesman/ref declaring an embellishment negation via hand signal or something.
That revised approach and risk (like the DOG penalty on a bad coach review) might help to prevent the actions of players taking the risk of an embellishment by amping up the risk of trying to embellish. Who will bother trying to embellish a high stick or tripping and roll into a corner if an embellishment would negate it anyways and play doesn't stop (putting your team at an odd man rush disadvantage)?
Minor infractions and fighting may go up as a response, but I think the biggest issue (if it's really a true issue in want of resolution) of super weird or questionable embellishment penalties would go away.