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Originally Posted by zm1283
Yeah, the "football guys" really showed me. Defend the NFL guys at all costs really put me in my place. 
I guess playing football and being successful at it means I don't know anything about it. |
I agree with that. After having played for 16 years, I stepped into officiating as well - and working my way through the rule book had my head spinning, and I remember saying out loud "Really, I can't do that?" (relating to defensive holding, for a DL to pull an OL player out of a gap to let the LB blitz - Never knew it was wrong until then).
There are SO many things that a player doesn't know about the rules. Even if they were commited enough to read the rulebook, there are so many nuances, philosophies and interpretations!
Yes - playing football and being successful at it still means you don't know anything about the RULES.