Observer Discussion

https://youtu.be/k6LRV8zBA78?t=5641

I'm not here to talk about whether or not there was a foul on the play in question, but rather the way the observers discuss the play.

When the two observers nearest to the play are talking about what they saw you can hear of the observers clearly say "I'm not sure, so I'm leaning no foul or send it back." If you aren't sure, the only option you should be supporting as an observer is to send it back. Ruling no foul means that you saw what happened and you are sure there wasn't a foul.

I've been watching a lot of film during quarantine, and this idea that ruling no foul is a neutral option seems pretty common. No foul is not a neutral option! From my perspective, it is completely unacceptable for an observer to get a call wrong. Observers are not referees and are not required to make a ruling, if you didn't clearly see what happened, don't make a ruling. I'd love to see more observers admitting when they didn't clearly see a play.