Corey, Here are Two Point of Views on That
Point 1
I totally agree with you. I have felt since the last 10 years that the officials should shake the Box on every play - Period. It is exactly from what you said. On every play, there is the possibility that a fumble, injury or penalty could happen.
So to allow that possibility to occur, it should be shaken on every play. The probability of something happening on every play is highly unlikely, almost impossible. So as long as the official shakes it every play with the same intensity for each coach, I have no problem with that.
Point 2
In the pro league, this was one of the defining "intangibles" that separated the "rookies" from veteran coaches. The rookies often forgot to shake "The Box" on crucial plays (which is what happens with rookies), whereas the wiley veteran coach always know to shake the box when it works against them.
What that did was made the "Rookies" more aware of their surroundings in this style of play and it made them a better prepared coach. They had to appreciate and take into account a part of the game that they necessarily would not have thought about. The shaking of the box could have been the difference between an 11-5 coach and a 5-11 rookie. That's what we liked. To us, it was not a crutch but just another way to give a little added separation of the upper echelon coaches and the all so rans.
But I like either way because even in the college game, sometimes a coach can forget something and it could be devastating to his team's chances to win.
Reg
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