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How is that possible unless a) the WR stops or b) the DB's arms are eight feet long?Jay Z wrote:The receiver has two steps on me, I'll just tackle him and it's only 15 yards instead of a TD.
The DB can run faster than the WR because the WR is focusing on catching the ball. A DB actually playing defense has to locate the ball and not interfere. A DB who doesn't care about PI can simply run right through the receiver. That takes less time.Citizen wrote:How is that possible unless a) the WR stops or b) the DB's arms are eight feet long?Jay Z wrote:The receiver has two steps on me, I'll just tackle him and it's only 15 yards instead of a TD.
And anyway, if a DB is close enough to tackle the WR, that means he's also close enough to make a play on the ball.
What if the interference occurs 5 yards down the field? Should the offense still get 15 yards?JWL wrote:If the defender is trying to defend the pass and interferes, then make it a 15-yard penalty. If he was not trying to make a play on the ball, then make it a spot foul. I don't see a problem here except for maybe some judgment calls needing to be made. In other words, we are talking about a penalty vs an intentional penalty.
Spot foul if fewer than 15 yardsrhickok1109 wrote:What if the interference occurs 5 yards down the field? Should the offense still get 15 yards?JWL wrote:If the defender is trying to defend the pass and interferes, then make it a 15-yard penalty. If he was not trying to make a play on the ball, then make it a spot foul. I don't see a problem here except for maybe some judgment calls needing to be made. In other words, we are talking about a penalty vs an intentional penalty.
The person complaining about PI had a problem with the judgment call. Your way would add another judgment on top of the original judgment.JWL wrote:If the defender is trying to defend the pass and interferes, then make it a 15-yard penalty. If he was not trying to make a play on the ball, then make it a spot foul. I don't see a problem here except for maybe some judgment calls needing to be made. In other words, we are talking about a penalty vs an intentional penalty.
I recognize that the defender has to execute precise timing in order to make contact no sooner than the moment that the receiver touches the ball. But I disagree that pushing someone out of bounds is a play that should be rewarded, in that pushing someone out is a lot easier than trying to avoid being pushed out.ChrisBabcock wrote:One silly rule that I'm glad they got rid of is the case of a receiver catching the ball in the air close to being out of bounds and his defender pushing him so that he lands out of bounds.... If the official determined that he WOULD HAVE landed in bounds without the push, it was ruled a catch. That was way too much of a judgement call for the officials. The defender should be rewarded for making a good play and getting the receiver to land out of bounds.
It's only half as silly as the 1-point conversion.rhickok1109 wrote:The 2-point conversion is a very silly rule, as far as I'm concerned