Augie Posted August 4, 2018 Posted August 4, 2018 Punting on first down may be the safe way to go.... 1 1
Fadingpain Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 9 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said: Stupid, and really unenforceable. 4th and goal at the goal line, the player dives into the end zone, but wait! He gave himself up at the 1, no TD! Ridiculous-ass rule. I doubt the rule would be enforced in that manner. This sounds like it is intended for a situation where the QB is giving himself up. Now he can do that sliding feet first or head first. No big deal. A QB sneak with Brady diving over the top for a first down or TD (his favorite play) is not giving yourself up and the ball would be marked at point of forward progress. At least that's how I assume this will be handled. 1
Augie Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 9 hours ago, Mr. WEO said: Why change it? I was the leading salesman nationally. That was my hay day! King of the world, I tell you! I should have invented the internet like Al Gore.... I let the world pass me by.... 1
MrEpsYtown Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 So I guess John Elway's iconic dive into the Super Bowl Endzone would not have been a touchdown? What are they thinking?
The Process Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 19 hours ago, Mr. WEO said: When i was young, I know kids in college were using them. I remember the first "calculator" my family bought. A Royal Litton than did only basic math. Might have even been called an "adding machine" still back then. Abacus....
Buffalo_Stampede Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 Just don't allow QB's to advance the ball unless it's a lateral or forward pass. Simple as that. Sorry Tyrod.
Mr. WEO Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 34 minutes ago, The Process said: Abacus.... Mama Mia... 1
Green Lightning Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, bobm said: Suggest everybody read the rule as highlighted in the PFT article. It states that a player is down where he hits the ground, not where he initiated the dive. The rule is designed to stop defenders from diving at a runner when he dives head first to prevent him from gaining any additional yardage. Therefore, any runner who dives for the endzone will be down where he hits the ground period. If he hits the ground in the endzone its a td. If he hits the ground before the goalline, thats where the ball will be spotted. Again, the rule does not say that the ball will be spotted where the dive begins, but rather at the first point of contact with the ground. Sounds like a non issue to me. Sounds like a cluster to me. More and more game changing decisions in the hands of an already bad ref and replay situation. Edited August 5, 2018 by Green Lightning
The Process Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 The NFL would be adding more subjectivity to ball placement, and we all know who that benefits. Hint: They cheat.......
klos63 Posted August 5, 2018 Posted August 5, 2018 23 hours ago, RJ (not THAT RJ) said: It's one of Kelso's favorite complaints, and I am coming to agree---if the QB can't be hit when he chooses to stop running (subjective call), why is he allowed to run at all? I think that's a stupid complaint. You know defensive players would love to take an extra hard shot at the QB. It's for the safety of the QB, minimize the risk of injury is ok with me.
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