Tuck Rule

That is an interesting thing, if the "tuck" rule comes into play, then it should be a penality for intential grounding because chances are, the QB is still between the tackles, and secondly, the ball didn't make it to the line of scrimmage. Should be an automatic grounding penality.

I agree, thats probaboly the most interesting assessment of that rule that I've heard. So much so I would love to ask an NFL refferee "offical" or somthing to hear their awnser to that.

interesting

I was just thinking, TECHNICALLY, wouldnt a spike be the same thing?

I was just thinking, TECHNICALLY, wouldnt a spike be the same thing?


Yeah, I didn't think of that...unless a spike has to be at the line of scrimmage....Plummer's "pass" wasn't even close.

since when can a play be challenged by the booth resulting in a penalty? that p[play irritated me the most why can't you challenge that there was pass interference>?

the thing that gets me is that if they intended to throw it there was no eligible receiver anywhere close and it should be a grounding penalty. The rule is dumb to me because it's win-win for the QB and lose-lose for the defense.

That's what I was wondering why no grounding was called then? Somehow, I bet the explaination we would get is "his INTENT" was not to avoid a sack". Ironic that now intent comes into play.

I was reading over on ES, and I'd have to see a replay... They are saying the "incomplete pass" went backwards?!? That would make it a latteral (fumble) and it wouldnt have mattered. Gonna be intersted to see a replay on that one.

Hopefully when the game clip guys put together their films they'll include this tuck rule play.

I'd like to see it. To take points off the board you'd hope it would be a definitive, clear cut call, but all too often we've seen that's simply not the case.

To elaborate further, what's the point of the tuck rule anyway??

The QB pulls the ball down to reset, if it gets knocked loose why is that not a fumble??

Just a retarded rule, and one I really don't understand why it exists.

I thought the tuck rule was to take the "intent" out of it--if the guys arm is going forward and it comes out, it's a pass. Full stop. It's a stupid rule. Refs have to make judgment calls all the time in the game. This is fully arbitrary. We can tell, and so can the refs. It's time to change that rule.