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JT45242

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2. They used to have to Sail it out of bounds over a wr head

Reply to Alpeduez21 (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2023, 10:38 PM

Sep 2023

Forget when they changed the rule, I remember a Bengals wr getting laid out when they used to have to throw it out of bounds.

But it is a legal form of intentional grounding because you are not avoiding a loss of yardage but rather loss of game time

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For the life of me I will never understand why spike the ball [View all] Alpeduez21 Sep 2023 OP

It's in the rule book. Write the commissioner... Wounded Bear Sep 2023 #1

They used to have to Sail it out of bounds over a wr head JT45242 Sep 2023 #2

The spiking rule has also dismayed me, since it does not seem to logical. John1956PA Sep 2023 #3

The officials hardly ever call intentional grounding even when it seems obvious MichMan Sep 2023 #4

That and the 'taunting' penalty Blue Owl Sep 2023 #5

Grounding is to avoid a loss of yardage with a throw away pass, spiking is to stop the clock elias7 Oct 2023 #6

What if the QB Rebl2 Oct 2023 #7

No that would end up being a tackle Alpeduez21 Oct 2023 #8