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Just now, streetkings01 said:

No….he was trying to throw it away to avoid the lost yardage on the sack obviously 🙄 

He threw it 3 feet in front, into the ground to avoid a sack,  and he did it intentionally, which is grounding. 

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If the goal is to prevent the QB from throwing the ball away to avoid a sack, Intentional grounding is a penalty that needs to be called more subjectively to the spirit of the rule rather than to the letter.  There can’t really be a receiver in the area of a ball flicked to the ground.

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Just now, NoSaint said:

That wasn’t the consideration at all

 

the issue is grounding isn’t a reviewable penalty so they couldn’t go back and throw the flag after it was swapped from fumble to pass

I think they could’ve called intentional grounding after they changed the ruling. They even mentioned it on the broadcast. 

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Just now, klos63 said:

He threw it 3 feet in front, into the ground to avoid a sack,  and he did it intentionally, which is grounding. 

Of course he was, but 17 was in the area, they don’t get to judge intent, by rule not a penalty. 

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Just now, saundena said:

Rams hosed again by the refs.  The guy was thrown into the punter!


Evened itself out. They got the interception. 
 
Just as the Vikes got the ball on that fumble/incomplete pass. 

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3 minutes ago, Breakout Squad said:

I think they could’ve called intentional grounding after they changed the ruling. They even mentioned it on the broadcast. 


no they said the opposite

 

you can pick up a grounding flag, but you can’t award it. 
 

 

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