Was Lyndsay’s 4th down TD legal. I thought it was illegal to pull a runner. I know you can push if the runner is in contact with a defender, but I think the guy who threw him into the end zone was pulling, not pushing.
i apologize if this was discussed in the game thread, I don’t want to read it till after the game.
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The NFL wants to keep games close. They're probably not going to call that but you're right. You cannot PULL a runner down the field
Ridiculous no call
I think the 'assisting the runner' rule is one of the oldest in the NFL and it will also never be enforced.
"No offensive player may lift a runner to his feet or pull him in any direction at any time, nor push or throw his body against a teammate to aid him in an attempt to obstruct an opponent or to recover a loose ball. The foul for assisting the runner is a ten-yard penalty."
I thing that I could not believe is that the announcers NVER said a word about it, even after looking at slow motion replay!
Well, if the refs don't call it and it's not offensive PI, there's nothing to discuss. Yes, it was against the rules; no, it didn't get called. Should have been called. they miss 'em.
I think the letters NFL and rules should not appear together.
All scores are reviewed. Should been flagged just like Cook last week
Anyone have a video link for this play?
Packiderm posted:All scores are reviewed. Should been flagged just like Cook last week
Nope, only penalty that can be called from replay is pass interference.
It could have and probably should have been called, but this is what I see watching that:
King being lazy, just standing there watching.
Z Smith and Clark missing the tackle.
Lowry getting out-muscled.
Their lineman should have never had that opportunity.
Yup, can't control the zebras but you can make the tackle
Lotta truth that the play never should have extended itself to the point Risner could help things along.
Hey, speaking of rules...
When Denver KO to us following their first score (IIRC), the ball landed and stayed in the EZ, yet Shepherd never covered it. The ref blew it dead for the touchback.
Do returners not have to cover the ball any more? I thought that would've been a live ball until we downed it or they touched it.
I've seen that recently in other games.
I'm fairly sure that if a kickoff crosses the goal line, there is no need for the offense to make any effort to field the kick; it's an automatic touchback.
Rule was changed in 2018 to say if a kickoff touches the ground in the endzone, without being touched by a member of the receiving team, it is automatically a dead ball.
Thanks, guys!
A wise(?) man once said - "tackle the damn ball carrier"
Another view. Pretty clear violation of the rule but I can't recall the last time that one's been enforced.
Just because it's on the books doesn't mean it makes it to the whistle. A lot of TDs would be wiped out if the rule was enforced -- and the fans would probably get upset if it were enforced.
