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6. Grounding is to avoid a loss of yardage with a throw away pass, spiking is to stop the clock

Sun Oct 1, 2023, 04:30 AM

Oct 2023

Two different things

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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

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

What if the QB Rebl2 Oct 2023 #7

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