sinatrastar
12-29-2003, 04:31 PM
The rule that says a receiver catches the ball if he is pushed out be a defender even if he gets no feet in bounds needs to be changed. It happened in the Ravens game. Also in the Vikings game, but there he at least had one foot in. It is a bad rule, if the defender does his job and pushes you out of bounds before you possess the ball in the field of play I think it should not be a catch. The Ref is guessing that you would have caught the ball but for the defender, but this is a guess.
How about when a defender delivers a wicked hit on a receiver right when they catch a ball and the receiver drops the ball and it is not called a catch. The ref cant call it a catch and say he would have caught it if the defender hadnt hit him.
Get rid of the push out of bounds rule and have the reciever run the route 1 yard into the field so they dont have to worry about being pushed out. The rule punishes the defender for doing his job - trying to break up the play.
How about when a defender delivers a wicked hit on a receiver right when they catch a ball and the receiver drops the ball and it is not called a catch. The ref cant call it a catch and say he would have caught it if the defender hadnt hit him.
Get rid of the push out of bounds rule and have the reciever run the route 1 yard into the field so they dont have to worry about being pushed out. The rule punishes the defender for doing his job - trying to break up the play.