Ian
Oilcats Rookie
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Post by Ian on Jan 13, 2010 1:14:45 GMT
Scotty, Looking for your views on why the "Tuck Rule" was not enforced in over time last Sunday? If it was Arizona's ball, does that not undermine Walt Coleman's infamous call at Foxboro? Ian
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Nick
Oilcats Waterboy
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Post by Nick on Jan 13, 2010 3:47:02 GMT
1 question: Whats the "tuck rule"?
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Post by oaklandraider on Jan 13, 2010 15:57:42 GMT
Ordinarily, if the quarterback drops or loses the football while he is bringing the ball forward in a passing motion, and the ball touches the ground, it is considered an incomplete pass. If the quarterback drops or loses the football at any other time, it is considered a fumble, as if any other player had dropped it.
The tuck rule is an exception to this rule. It applies if the quarterback brings his arm forward in a passing motion, but then changes his mind and tries to keep hold of the football rather than making a pass. In this situation, if the quarterback loses the ball while stopping his passing motion or bringing the ball back to his body, it is still considered a forward pass (and thus an incomplete pass if the ball hits the ground).[1] Mike Pereira, the NFL's director of officiating, notes that the design of the rule obviates the need to consider the quarterback's intent.[2], though this seems to be incorrect, since the rule states that "When a Team A player is holding the ball to pass it forward, any intentional forward movement of his hand starts a forward pass", thus meaning that the referee must judge whether the forward movement of the arm was intentional on the part of the player or not. However, the rule does mean the referee need not judge whether the player was intending to check his throw.
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Post by oaklandraider on Jan 13, 2010 16:03:29 GMT
The answer is that apparently the ball never hit the ground. It bounced off Rogers' boot into Dansy's hands. The ball must hit the ground for the tuck rule or an incomplete pass to come into effect.
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Post by oaklandraider on Jan 13, 2010 16:07:42 GMT
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Post by Gary.E #86 on Jan 14, 2010 18:29:17 GMT
The answer is that apparently the ball never hit the ground. It bounced off Rogers' boot into Dansy's hands. The ball must hit the ground for the tuck rule or an incomplete pass to come into effect. yup they can call it what the want, fumble or pick as it didnt hit the floor, the only thing the tuck rule would change is which it is.
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