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Forum: Football Sun Dec 24, 2017, 12:04pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By Robert Goodman AFAIK, that's how it's been ruled in baseball... AFAIK, that's how it's been ruled in baseball since, like, forever. Baseball has lots of cases of fielders falling with the ball, the ball's popping out, the ball's being carried over a field...

Forum: Football Sun Dec 24, 2017, 11:45am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By Robert Goodman If that were uniformly true, that player would... If that were uniformly true, that player would not have touched the ball to the ground, thinking he had scored a touchdown. When he reached the ball over the goal plane, he had to know that move...

Forum: Football Sun Dec 24, 2017, 11:36am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By Robert Goodman Uneducated? He speaks from experience as a... Uneducated? He speaks from experience as a player. When you feel the football in your hands, you know what possession is. Then it's just a matter of the rules makers translating that to something...

Forum: Football Sun Dec 24, 2017, 11:23am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By Robert Goodman I like it, except for the concept of... I like it, except for the concept of distinguishing action out of bounds from that in bounds. Somebody makes a late hit out of bounds, we don't want that to be discounted because it was out of...

Forum: Football Sat Dec 23, 2017, 11:20am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By Robert Goodman I agree with all this...I think. There's no way... I agree with all this...I think. There's no way to get away from the factual judgment of whether a player has a good enough grip on the ball (and the requisite body parts on the ground in bounds). ...

Forum: Football Fri Dec 22, 2017, 11:16pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By Robert Goodman I don't know why they'd want to particularize it... I don't know why they'd want to particularize it like that. But then, I don't know why they wanted a different rule for when the receiver's body is moving downward from when the receiver's moving in...

Forum: Football Fri Dec 22, 2017, 11:00pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By Robert Goodman But that has nothing to do with this distinction.... But that has nothing to do with this distinction. It may, however, have to do with the relative skills of their respective officials.

Forum: Football Wed Dec 20, 2017, 03:28pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By Robert Goodman Well, now, see, that's the problem with writing a... Well, now, see, that's the problem with writing a provision using language like "going to the ground" that doesn't distinguish between merely falling and deliberately lunging.

Forum: Football Wed Dec 20, 2017, 03:25pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By Robert Goodman If you want a really stark contrast on this, take... If you want a really stark contrast on this, take the example of the 1970 AFL playoff game where Blanda's pass was caught by a receiver in the air just short of the goal line, he took one step in the...

Forum: Football Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:10am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By Robert Goodman That was suggested in a cartoon on NBC ~30 yrs.... That was suggested in a cartoon on NBC ~30 yrs. ago. The audience took over the game by voting not only on officials' calls, but on the plays themselves. The officials & players revolted, so they...

Forum: Football Mon Dec 18, 2017, 06:50pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By Robert Goodman "A player is considered to be going to the ground... "A player is considered to be going to the ground if he does not remain upright long enough to demonstrate that he is clearly a runner." Huh. NFL must define "runner" differently from how they...

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