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If it is a penalty to push, tackle, or otherwise make unnecessary contact with a ball carrier who has gone out of bounds and the play has been declared dead or completed, then why is a penalty not called for the same reason when a touchdown is scored

Asked by Dale over 5 years ago

It is and it should be. But it is, to a degree, judgement. It may be far easier to say runner was going OOB so lay off. Running towards the EZ you're still trying to make a play.

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In high School can a QB wear 79 and can a player play tackle one play then qb then rb then then the the tackle in consecutive plays without reporting as eligible?

Asked by Thom over 5 years ago

Can a qb wear 79? Yes. But there is no "reoortibgvas eligible" in high school or college. The qb wearing 79 can play the libe and ho back. But 79 cannot catch a pass - that's an ineligible number.

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Today, Dec 23rd I watched a receiver catch a pass, his leading foot comes down in bounds and slides out of bounds as his second foot touches in bounds. Is this a catch or incomplete pass?

Asked by Hise about 6 years ago

Are you talking about the Steelers? I think I saw that one and I tilted my head on it when I first saw it..

From what you wrote I'm not sure that is physically possible - to hit with a foot and have that same foot slide out. And what you describe sounds incomplete - because the first foot is out of bounds when the second hits.

That being said, what I saw was the first foot still in as the second one touched.

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Why can ball carriers stiff arm any defender directly in the face but if anyone but the ball carrier does it it's "illegal hands to the face?"

Asked by Michael Hoopazaka over 5 years ago

This is a very popular question. My sense is that in theory, a defender getting stiff armed a) could pull away easier than a lineman getting pushed under the chin, b) the hands to the face is a safety issue in close line play, and c) a stiff arm by a ball carrier is generally not "continuous" as it is in close line play.

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On 9/15/19 Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook got a penalty for blocking on Stephan Diggs touchdown catch before halftime. THe officials didnt throw a flag. It was during the touchdown review that the officials in New York called it. What?

Asked by Lonny Adkison over 5 years ago

Lots of stuff now can be adjusted via replay. It seems that the replay folks can initiate a penalty (usually an egregious oversight or miss) if it needs to be called. There are similar situations in the college ranks re: targeting, for example.

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So if a team plays football on a Thursday of a given week, and that player plays in the game, but is then traded/released and signs with a new team on Friday, are they able to play in another game on that Sunday?

Asked by John over 5 years ago

I don't know. That is an NFL policy or regulation dealing with the structure of the league. I have a hard enough time understanding the playing rules. Sorry.

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In the Raiders game during the second quarter. Maxx Crosby tackled Tyrod Taylor for a 1 yard loss and it wasn't recorded as a sack. Why?

Asked by TandI2018 about 5 years ago

Was Taylor running (not scrambling)? If so, then he wasn't a passer so no sack.

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If it is a penalty to push, tackle, or otherwise make unnecessary contact with a ball carrier who has gone out of bounds and the play has been declared dead or completed, then why is a penalty not called for the same reason when a touchdown is scored

In high School can a QB wear 79 and can a player play tackle one play then qb then rb then then the the tackle in consecutive plays without reporting as eligible?

Today, Dec 23rd I watched a receiver catch a pass, his leading foot comes down in bounds and slides out of bounds as his second foot touches in bounds. Is this a catch or incomplete pass?

Why can ball carriers stiff arm any defender directly in the face but if anyone but the ball carrier does it it's "illegal hands to the face?"

Also on Jobstr...

On 9/15/19 Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook got a penalty for blocking on Stephan Diggs touchdown catch before halftime. THe officials didnt throw a flag. It was during the touchdown review that the officials in New York called it. What?

So if a team plays football on a Thursday of a given week, and that player plays in the game, but is then traded/released and signs with a new team on Friday, are they able to play in another game on that Sunday?

In the Raiders game during the second quarter. Maxx Crosby tackled Tyrod Taylor for a 1 yard loss and it wasn't recorded as a sack. Why?

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If it is a penalty to push, tackle, or otherwise make unnecessary contact with a ball carrier who has gone out of bounds and the play has been declared dead or completed, then why is a penalty not called for the same reason when a touchdown is scored

In high School can a QB wear 79 and can a player play tackle one play then qb then rb then then the the tackle in consecutive plays without reporting as eligible?

Today, Dec 23rd I watched a receiver catch a pass, his leading foot comes down in bounds and slides out of bounds as his second foot touches in bounds. Is this a catch or incomplete pass?

Why can ball carriers stiff arm any defender directly in the face but if anyone but the ball carrier does it it's "illegal hands to the face?"

Also on Jobstr...

On 9/15/19 Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook got a penalty for blocking on Stephan Diggs touchdown catch before halftime. THe officials didnt throw a flag. It was during the touchdown review that the officials in New York called it. What?

So if a team plays football on a Thursday of a given week, and that player plays in the game, but is then traded/released and signs with a new team on Friday, are they able to play in another game on that Sunday?

In the Raiders game during the second quarter. Maxx Crosby tackled Tyrod Taylor for a 1 yard loss and it wasn't recorded as a sack. Why?

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