Lippy225 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 First off...I hope that he is alright. That was a big hit and looked scary. I just can't get over the fact that they negated the touchdown. I get why they made a rule about the play being dead when someone loses their helmet, but why in the end zone?? He crossed the line with the freakin ball. My games have been so close this year... and I hope if I do lose and miss the playoffs that it is by more than 6.1 points! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajh2 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 He lost his helmet before crossing the line, play is dead the instant his helmet came off; therefore, no TD .... is the umpires ruling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 He lost his helmet before crossing the line, play is dead the instant his helmet came off; therefore, no TD .... is the umpires ruling. This. And 100% the correct call. Bad luck on your part. Thus is the life in FF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wubammer Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 No matter he was on my bench, opted for Burleson as my flex.....I'm a FF genuis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 My absolute favorite is when the RB fumbles the ball at the two yard-line and the ball goes into the endzone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 The call was correct but the rule is crap. They need to fix it so thst you get the forward progress of your last football move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBum Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 My absolute favorite is when the RB fumbles the ball at the two yard-line and the ball goes into the endzone. How about when your RB runs toward the end zone untouched, and then sits down on the one yard line - because he's a 'smart' player and that insures his team the win - and completely screws your FF team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 BAB - what would happen if the RB lost his helmet and in the act of forward progress after losing his helmet fumbles the ball? Then would you be championing forward progress after losing the helmet? It's a difficult rule to part and parcel every potential outcome and legislate away any potential negative consequences while preserving positive ones. Do we all think he deserves a TD in this instance ... yes ... but there are unintended consequences if that rule is modified and the next time it happens with the opposite outcome we'll have some screaming that they lost two points and their championship because of a stupid rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Nothing to do with FF...everything to do with negating a good play. To answer your question, if the ball comes out before it crosses the goal line or the runner is down, then yeah, it should be a fumble. The rule as it stands encourages defenders to head hunt at the goal line. If you can pop his helmet off, you dont have to tackle him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I think the day will come soon when this is expanded to a dead play as soon as any player on the field (or involved with the tackle) loses a helmet. There was a play last night where that happened, one of the 3-4 defenders trying to tackle the player lost their helmet, and the runner (AJ?) was having their forward progress impeded. The refs seemed to blow the whistle quicker and stop the play. Do we really want plays to continue in any form with a player not wearing a helmet potentially being contacted by others with helmets? Not me. I'm fine with whistling a play dead for the safety of the players. Otherwise if they allow some continuation (falling forward or whatever) people are going to continue hitting the guy, and somebody is going to get their head split wide open someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustOfBeenDrunk Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) I think the day will come soon when this is expanded to a dead play as soon as any player on the field (or involved with the tackle) loses a helmet. There was a play last night where that happened, one of the 3-4 defenders trying to tackle the player lost their helmet, and the runner (AJ?) was having their forward progress impeded. The refs seemed to blow the whistle quicker and stop the play. Do we really want plays to continue in any form with a player not wearing a helmet potentially being contacted by others with helmets? Not me. I'm fine with whistling a play dead for the safety of the players. Otherwise if they allow some continuation (falling forward or whatever) people are going to continue hitting the guy, and somebody is going to get their head split wide open someday. I don't know , is it any more dangerous then being able to tackle a player by his hair ? Think about it , I player running at full speed and someone grabs his hair while falling to the ground , neck snaps Unless you are lucky like Andre Ellington http://nfl.si.com/20...ellington-hair/ This isn’t the first time a player has been brought down by his hair. In 2003, the NFL implemented a rule declaring that it’s legal to to grab a player’s hair anywhere on the field as it’s considered to be part of the uniform. Edited December 6, 2013 by MustOfBeenDrunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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