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Originally Posted by stevew
On that cowboys play is it normal for the ref to stay about 30 yards behind the play?
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If you are talking about the umpire and not the referee, this is something I am wondering myself. I wonder if our resident official could clarify.
The umpire is not in the camera shot when the QB draw play starts. After he comes running in and spots the ball, he then sets up behind the defense as time runs out. IIRC, the umpire sets up behind the offense in hurry up situations which would explain why he would be so far behind the play on the QB draw. I am not sure why the umpire took a different position at the end of the game than he did on the QB draw. If I were reaching for excuses for the Cowboys, I would say they did not expect the umpire to be coming from the position behind the offense to spot the ball.
Of course none of this is to excuse the Cowboys' incompetence. Just a curiosity in the game operations.
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