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Originally Posted by wlaroche
Please remember the only answer that matters is what comes from the GDC. Threads on CD cannot be used to debate any ruling on the field.
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Generally true. Yet I've seen Eric post elsewhere that he does ref, and I've also seen the Q&A rule that demonstration to a ref before a match is definitely helpful in convincing the refs of something that may not be obvious. I think a specific Q&A for this year surrounding this issue would allow this scenario to play out.
Yet I think the bigger issue is whether or not the refs missed it. There are plenty of opportunities to
not see something because attention-requiring action is happening elsewhere on the field. As a Week 1 referee myself, I fully expect to have to worry about this particular strategy as well. Regardless of Q&A, I would much rather a team tell me to look for something specific than to be left guessing.