Football Refs Bail Out Giants, Cite Obscure BS Rule

Backwards Masking · 10-03-2011, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

A player is ruled down when he goes down..or kneels without making an attempt to progress forward. In this case refs partially used better judgement and common sense being that they ruled he was avoiding contact by going down..surrendering his forward progression ...I 100% agree with the call.

No way in hell did he exercise an obvious give up situation. Hell, ive seen players fall similiarly, not get touched, get up and run it in for a TD. If he wanted to "give himself up" he would have slid. he DID NOT slide, therefore he wasn't down.

It's not the refs job to use "better judgement", "common sense" and help played "avoid contact". It's their job to REF THE F*CING GAME, which means enforcing the rules, not intrepreting them on a sitation to situation basis (that always seem to benefit NY and Pitt and the like, never Arizona or Tennesee).

jd1020 · 10-03-2011, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Backwards Masking

No way in hell did he exercise an obvious give up situation. Hell, ive seen players fall similiarly, not get touched, get up and run it in for a TD. If he wanted to "give himself up" he would have slid. he DID NOT slide, therefore he wasn't down.

It's not the refs job to use "better judgement", "common sense" and help played "avoid contact". It's their job to REF THE F*CING GAME, which means enforcing the rules, not intrepreting them on a sitation to situation basis (that always seem to benefit NY and Pitt and the like, never Arizona or Tennesee).

Wtf are you talking about? He was running with 2 defenders infront of him, looked back and saw one coming up from behind, and went to the ground. He then put the ball on the ground and started towards the huddle.

It's in the ****ing rule book. He went to the ground and made no attempt at forward progress. Play dead.

Backwards Masking · 10-03-2011, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jd1020

It's in the ****ing rule book. He went to the ground and made no attempt at forward progress. Play dead.

he didn't slide. if he doesn't slide, the play stays going. that's in the rulebook too. Play not dead.

jd1020 · 10-03-2011, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Backwards Masking

he didn't slide. if he doesn't slide, the play stays going. that's in the rulebook too. Play not dead.

See above post.

CoMoChief · 10-03-2011, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Backwards Masking

No way in hell did he exercise an obvious give up situation. Hell, ive seen players fall similiarly, not get touched, get up and run it in for a TD. If he wanted to "give himself up" he would have slid. he DID NOT slide, therefore he wasn't down.

It's not the refs job to use "better judgement", "common sense" and help played "avoid contact". It's their job to REF THE F*CING GAME, which means enforcing the rules, not intrepreting them on a sitation to situation basis (that always seem to benefit NY and Pitt and the like, never Arizona or Tennesee).

You're completely wrong. I'm beginning to think u didn't even watch the play.

Backwards Masking · 10-04-2011, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

You're completely wrong. I'm beginning to think u didn't even watch the play.

Dungy and his entire crew Sunday (who all agreed with me) must not have either. There needs to be a clear sign for "giving yourself up", anyone that wants rules consistnetly enforced can admit that.