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To: Red Badger

I don’t like those types of calls because they are subjective.

Catchable, uncatchable, that’s an opinion.

I have the same feeling about intentional grounding, being “in the pocket” or out of it, what difference does it make? If the QB throws the ball and there’s no receiver there because the QB doesn’t want to eat a dirt sandwich, it was grounding...

Go with the facts we know and see. Pass interference is pretty well defined.
Although this year, seems to me there have been alot of calls where it was just incidental contact...


72 posted on 11/19/2013 9:11:58 AM PST by djf (Global warming is turning out to be a bunch of hot air!!)
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To: djf

The spike rule is a funny one too. I think the ball should have to be thrown out of bounds in the direction of a receiver to stop the clock. Throwing the ball into the ground or spiking the ball as is called to me is an intentional fumble.


73 posted on 11/19/2013 9:19:21 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: djf

I agree about the intentional grounding rule - all that nonsense about being inside or outside of the “tackle box” and the bit about the ball crossing the line of scrimmage, just make it goofy and harder for the officials. And there are all those plays where the QB just throws it out of bounds because no one’s open - no problem. That is intentional grounding, everyone knows it, but the rules say it is not.


96 posted on 11/19/2013 9:58:40 AM PST by Steve_Seattle
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