Posted on 11/20/2011 1:11:56 PM PST by djf
I'm sick of this BS. Last weekend I saw probably three plays that were called TDs, even though the player never set foot in the endzone.
They just called a Bengals play not a TD even though the player was plainly in possession, steps into the endzone, then drops the ball after he's knocked to the ground!
But the league ruled that when a player’s hair is that long, it is considered part of his jersey. I agree that the result is the same risk of injury is similar to the “horse collar”, but that’s more the fault of the hair grower than the tackler. There is one guy on the Bengals who’s hair goes down to his butt. Seems unfair that his whole back is “off limits”. It would otherwise become “strategy” for every receiver or RB to grow caveman hair so nobody could grab him.
Thanks for the explanation, but seems unfair. There are countless instances where the QB bobbles the ball while doing this. Should be changed back to a fumble.
Good points.
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