[roadking95th]

what is the emotional and game momentum damage of getting called for several ticky-tack fouls and not your opponent. The nail in the coffin was Hasselback getting called for the personal foul.

As far as blocks in the back, did you ever see a gunner over run the punt returner? He usually gets creamed from behind. I got a new defense for you. Have your entire D-line stand backwards. The O-line can't touch them and once the LBs tell them which way the runningback is going, 'cause he can't run up the middle, they could then turn around. Also, if a defender does a spin move to try an elude the blocker and the said blocker blocks him, is it a clip?

[discostu]

They weren't tick-tack fouls, they were fouls. Broke the rules and got called for it.

If the gunner gets hit in the back it's an illegal block in the back, and actually it gets called a lot. Many long punt returns get called back do to that. Of course with their back to the o-line they won't see the play, and the ball carrier, since innately ball carriers aren't blocking, could hit them in the back on the way through the at will. If a defender does a spin move and is hit while his back is turned yes that's an illegal block in the back, of course you wait another half beat and hit him in the shoulder and every thing is fine.