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5-9 CB's have less to worry about.....
" The so-called elimination of the 'force-out' rule will impact the game. It also should make our jobs easier to officiate that play."
That change eliminates the judgment call of ruling a catch good if an official believes a receiver would have landed in-bounds had he not been driven out by a defender. Now, the receiver must get both feet in regardless of contact.
That will create some changes in technique for both the receiver and the defender on sideline routes.
"A lot of times, in the past you teach the defender to play more of the ball because playing the man doesn't really help you," said Patriots coach Bill Belichick. "Now, I think there is a little more of the defender to play the man as opposed to the ball and try to knock the player out rather than try to knock the ball loose.""
(I could not find the exact link - it was written by Mike Reiss and was from one of his football notes columns)
" The so-called elimination of the 'force-out' rule will impact the game. It also should make our jobs easier to officiate that play."
That change eliminates the judgment call of ruling a catch good if an official believes a receiver would have landed in-bounds had he not been driven out by a defender. Now, the receiver must get both feet in regardless of contact.
That will create some changes in technique for both the receiver and the defender on sideline routes.
"A lot of times, in the past you teach the defender to play more of the ball because playing the man doesn't really help you," said Patriots coach Bill Belichick. "Now, I think there is a little more of the defender to play the man as opposed to the ball and try to knock the player out rather than try to knock the ball loose.""
(I could not find the exact link - it was written by Mike Reiss and was from one of his football notes columns)