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To: JeffAtlanta
In this case, stumbling to the ground is not considered a football move. From what I gathered from the explanation on the field, the defender could not make a football move until his knees were off of the ground. That was a nuance that I was unaware of, but I am assuming that the guys in the booth had the rule book with them and plenty of time to figure it out.

Hold on a minute. If Polamalu would've just lied there on his back, and waited for a Colts' player to touch him down, would it not have been an interception? What kind of "football move" would lying down be?

152 posted on 01/16/2006 8:48:29 AM PST by Lou L
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To: Lou L
Hold on a minute. If Polamalu would've just lied there on his back, and waited for a Colts' player to touch him down, would it not have been an interception?

It would have been a catch since the play would have been over.

I know the rules sometimes result in counterintuitive situations - they do work most of the time though. Maybe the whole "football move" rule needs to be polished a bit.

158 posted on 01/16/2006 8:53:10 AM PST by JeffAtlanta
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To: Lou L; JeffAtlanta; discostu
What kind of "football move" would lying down be?

LOL ....... who was the player in the playoffs who got down on the ground and made snow angels in the end zone as a TD celebration? Is that a "football move"?

196 posted on 01/16/2006 10:10:29 AM PST by beyond the sea (Cal Thomas: If only Bork had cried ...................)
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