Ed Hochuli out of control

[JugglingReferee]

I'd with mcrowder on this one, but maybe not 100%.

Originally spoken by Ed Hochuli
The defender contacted the quarterback, causing him to fall to the ground. By rule, this is a personal foul.

This opens the can of worms that any hit causing the QB to fall to the ground is a PF. We all know that this is not the case.

If he wanted to be clear, perhaps this would be better, "The defender didn't alter his behavior to the QB after the pass was released."

As for all the "By rule"s, my English teacher once told me that you take away from your writing by using the same beginning to a sentence. IOW, don't start each sentence with "I", "By Rule", etc.... To this day it is good advice.

"By rule" should only be used when communicating non-obvious information. What is non-obvious is open to debate, but I would have only used "By rule" once.

Here's what I (hope) I would have said:

Hopefully spoken by JugglingReferee
There are two fouls on the play. Personal foul, roughing the passer, defense number 54. After the play was over, personal foul, offense number 48. By rule, these fouls offset. It will be 1st and 10 for (team name).

I've been a fan of Ed's for about 6 years now. There's no doubt he's the best R in the NFL, but some of his verbiage was not necessary in this case.

As for public speaking, I have done it before an was not nervous at all. I've also been nervous at other times. I think it comes down to confidence and being prepared.