makewayhomer
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Re: Bye week thoughts....
the solution is "shades of PI", just as there are with facemask.
you can't just make it a 15 yarder, b/c that gives tremendous power to the defense. you WILL see WR's gets mauled when they have clearly beaten their guy. just b/c something happens in college doesn't mean that the same will hold true in the NFL. I mean, the option play can work fine in college.
think of the Moss play bomb in Miami with 2 guys on him. if the worst PI call is 15 yards, the defender doesn't really have much to lose by being super aggresive and bumping Moss while going for the ball. if he gets called now the Pats gets the ball at the 1, which is worth nearly a TD. if he gets called under college rules, the Pats just get the ball 15 yards further down the field. you don't think that the best athletes in the world, playing under the best coaches, will figure out optimal strategy?
as I said, you need flavors of PI. a blatant PI where you tackle a guy should be spot of the foul. incidental illegal contact should be 15.
I know you already have 2 flavors, but I guess you need 3.
the current penalty is too harsh.
Fully agree with you here - I don't know why this isn't mentioned more often. Not to mention that if you get beat badly on a deep pass, you're generally not in position to tackle the receiver, either before or after he catches the ball.
the solution is "shades of PI", just as there are with facemask.
you can't just make it a 15 yarder, b/c that gives tremendous power to the defense. you WILL see WR's gets mauled when they have clearly beaten their guy. just b/c something happens in college doesn't mean that the same will hold true in the NFL. I mean, the option play can work fine in college.
think of the Moss play bomb in Miami with 2 guys on him. if the worst PI call is 15 yards, the defender doesn't really have much to lose by being super aggresive and bumping Moss while going for the ball. if he gets called now the Pats gets the ball at the 1, which is worth nearly a TD. if he gets called under college rules, the Pats just get the ball 15 yards further down the field. you don't think that the best athletes in the world, playing under the best coaches, will figure out optimal strategy?
as I said, you need flavors of PI. a blatant PI where you tackle a guy should be spot of the foul. incidental illegal contact should be 15.
I know you already have 2 flavors, but I guess you need 3.
the current penalty is too harsh.
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