Tripping

cowbyfan1 · #11 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 11, 2005, 04:58am

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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser

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Originally posted by Texas Aggie
>>It still amazes me that it really is a foul for tripping the ball carrier with your legs in the NFL.<<

It amazes me that the rules (NF and NCAA) actually ALLOW tripping on anyone, even the runner. The NFL has it right.

Agreed.

Actually with Fed it is only the runner you can trip with the feet. Everyone else it is a foul.

Herre is my thought. If the NFL says you cannot trip the runner then how much longer until you cannot tackle a runner from behind at the legs (clip) or tackle them below the waist (BBTW).

I personally feel the NFL needs to go with not throwing a flag reguardless of where the play goes if something happens. i.e. a hold. It gets real old having games stopped because, for example, the left tackle holds on a sweep to the right.

[Edited by cowbyfan1 on Oct 11th, 2005 at 06:04 AM]