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Originally Posted by Backwards Masking
i could have sworn it was always sliding that made it such, I know for a fact Dungy said it was yesterday. kinda weird they wouldnt draw the line anywhere. for example, what if a player trips on his own feet in open terriroty, and gets called down even though he shoudlnt be and could ve gotten up and ran for a td. lots of room for "judgement calls" "common sense" and "player safety" for the refs to decide split second on fall downs that may or may not be so obvious.
i think they make an obivous sign for giving yourself up (ie sliding), so theres no room for error or bias. otherwise people will always wonder if something stinks.
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There are also a lot of "what ifs" in your scenario that didn't happen yesterday.