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I also can use football as a reference towards the common sense part.  If a team sweeps left and the wideout on the right side holds his man are we to call a penalty just because the rules were broken no.  Sometimes we also have to look if there was an advantage gained or not.  Officiating is not only knowing the rules it is also knowing how to apply them.

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