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Originally Posted by kdf5
But by definition, RTP is "charging into a passer....after it is clear the ball has been thrown". So how can you call an immediate cheap shot roughing?
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I Have no idea where you're trying to go with this. A better question might be, "How could you call an
"immediate cheap shot" to anyone who is anywhere near involved in the process of passing,
anything but roughing?"
The NF rules of the game identify a whole series of actions that are prohibited under Illegal Personal Contact (NF: 9.4), and then go on to add a unique penalty that applies to such contact when it is directed to a passer, ostensibly because of the added vulnerability of a player involved in the act of passing, and immediately thereafter. This appears to be an added prohibition deliberately limited to apply to a specific situation and intended to provide a specific deterent.