It is not meant to connote illegality under any public law. The term lateral is not in any rule book ihave ever read. Nfls worst rule robs steelers of a win over patriots. Maintaining possession is the worst rule in all of sports. Rule 12 player conduct section 1 blocking, use of hands, arms, and body legal and illegal block article 1 a player of either team may block obstruct or impede an opponent at any time, provided that. Nfl s worst rule robs steelers of a win over patriots. A ball that is intentionally fumbled and goes forward. Try is successful, all fouls committed by the defense will result in the distance. Actually the ground can cause a fumble under ncaa and nfhs rules even though there is no requirement for a runner to be down by contact. Eligibility, pass interference, and intentional grounding rules apply. If a player pretends to fumble and causes the ball to go forward, it is a.
Its just easier to say that the ground cant cause a fumble. Why can the ground not cause a fumble for a runner but surviving the ground is part and parcel of completing the catch. Runner a1 goes to the line of scrimmage where he is tackled and fumbles. The veracity of that phrase lies in the fact that, 99. The nfl has made several altercations to the rule book this. Maintaining possession of the football seems like common sense, but it is by. No, but when the player is untouched and the ball comes out when the player hits the ground, it is either incomplete or a fumble. Eligibility, pass interference, and intentional grounding rules apply when a. If in the nfl a player tries to fumble backwards but somehow it goes forward is it an. Im guessing this is in reference to the rgiii fumble, which was, 100%, a fumble. If a faircatch kick is chosen after a fair catch, 1021 and 1143 apply.
The offensive team must put the ball in play with a snap at the spot where the previous down ended, unless the enforcement of a penalty moves the ball to another spot or the down ended outside the inbounds lines. Complete history of the nfl s dumb catch rule confusing people new, 40 comments figuring what is and isnt a catch has been a problem for nfl officials for several years now. Section 3 of the official playing rules of the national football league nfl rule book, is a foul under nfl rules and will be called by game officials. Complete history of the nfls dumb catch rule confusing people. And in fact, in the nfl the ground can indeed cause a fumble. That only applies when the runner hits the ground, causing the ball to come loose. When did nfl rule that ground can not cause a fumble start.
See 465d, page 22, for actions by a defensive player who attempts to cause an offensive player to. Ground didnt cause fumble in tebow play fox sports. What the rule basically states is that an elbow or knee being down ends the play, and its hard for the ball to be on the ground without the players body also touching the ground. Rare nfl rulebook explanation creates catch fumble controversy in eaglesbears playoff game a ref recovered a fumble and as a result no one knows what happened. On this play, the ball was coming loose before the knee hit the ground so. The nfl video rulebook explains nfl rules with video examples. The nfl s convoluted rules cost the jets a touchdown, and maybe a win. If a player pretends to fumble and causes the ball to go forward, it is a forward pass and may be illegal. For it to be a completed pass, the player has to complete the catching process. The dumbest rule in the nfl helped the redskins beat the ravens. The ball is dead the instant the runner touches the ground.
Nfl ends tuck rule, but will they still drop the ball on. It has happened, and does happen from time to time. It is a sport built around moments of intense, exciting action, followed by the suspense of waiting for the next play to begin. Griffin said he doesnt like the rule that allows the ground to cause a fumble in that situation. Free kick down a down that starts with a free kick is known as a free kick down 611. Where the word illegal appears in this rule book, it is an institutional term of art pertaining strictly to actions that violate nfl playing rules.
The result of the touching is sometimes influenced by the intent or the location. The nfl s rule book says that a player has possession if he has a. The ball doesnt have to hit the ground to be considered a. The asj fumble page 23 new england patriots forums. The ground cant cause a fumble unless the runner is not down by contact, but the ground can definitely cause an incompletion, pereira said. Maintaining possession of the football seems like common sense, but it is by far the most senseless rule in the nfl. Where the word illegal appears in this rule book, it is an institutional term of.
The nfl does not have a rule that states, the ground cannot cause a fumble. The ground cannot cause a fumble, for one, is an nfl analyst mantra, while, on any run, simply crossing the plane with the ball is. The nfl officials dont know what a catch is, or what a fumble is, if you are running with the ball the ground cant cause a fumble. A sometimes controversial rule is usually referred to as the ground cannot cause a fumble. The history of the nfls catch rule, which no one seems. You can do whatever you want in new york to make it a catch or not make it a catch by slowing it down or not slowing it down. See specific fumble, pass, or kick rules and especially 621. If in the nfl a player tries to fumble backwards but.
If a player is tackled and loses control of the ball at or after the time. In other words, it is okay for a quarterback to fumble as long as he does it a certain way enough of that nonsense. Many plays last for only a matter of seconds, but what can happen in those few seconds can be spectacular. The nfl has made yet another rule change heading into the 2018 season. The ground can cause a fumble if there is no contact. The idea that the end zone is a universal plane and that a ballcarrier who jumped to. The dumbest rule in the nfl helped the redskins beat the. Players dont often get mashed into the ground without being down, and at that point they cant fumble. All general rules for fourthdown fumbles apply to the try see 875. The ground can cause an incomplete pass because when the ball leaves the qbs hands it is no longer possessed by a player.
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