To score a touchdown when the receiver is already in the end zone, he has to establish control. Otherwise, all a person has to do is touch the football for it to count. Scoring in the end zone without possession is completely different than breaking the plane whenever you already have possession.
I understand the rules. I think the Raven's receiver did have control. Control implies possession. If the refs didn't think he did is bad officiating in my opinion. But that's a judgement call. One that just happened to badly blown. The receiver caught the ball, did not juggle it and got both feet down. Then the ball was knocked out. Asking anything more of the receiver is an inconsistency in the rule when compared with Brady's touchdown.
And what would stiff-arming a tackler be a penalty? The defensive penalties are called before the receiver gets a chance to catch the ball.
1. If after the offensive player catches the ball, can the defender be called for a penalty for purposely touching the ball carrier's head? Yes.
2. Linemen get called for "hands to the face" penalties. Both offense and defense.
Why does a ball carrier get a special exemption from the illegal use of hands rule? Especially when he does it on purpose?
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I play air tambourine. Competitively.
I play air tambourine. Competitively.
/NFL: i am not watching the super bowl this year
- 23/01/2012 04:32:52 AM
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The Pats may not even do as well as last time.
- 23/01/2012 05:33:40 AM
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from a marketing perspective, this is a great matchup
- 23/01/2012 02:38:07 PM
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Coughlins job ought to be safe at this point.
- 24/01/2012 10:20:33 AM
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your novella does nothing to change my mind that this game will be worth watching
- 25/01/2012 03:34:49 AM
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You remind me of video game fans who insist they won't buy BIG SERIES #2.
- 23/01/2012 12:05:58 PM
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2 of my least favorite teams... though honestly I wasn't planning on watching the SB anyway.
- 23/01/2012 01:50:17 PM
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Theank God I am back in school have no time to watch
- 23/01/2012 02:21:01 PM
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What are you taking in school? Pleasure or work? *NM*
- 25/01/2012 02:11:19 AM
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C++ and calculus
- 26/01/2012 05:50:48 PM
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Hell, once the Bengals lost, there wasn't going to be any interesting matchup to me.
- 23/01/2012 05:47:24 PM
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Brady was in possession of the ball before diving over the goal line
- 23/01/2012 09:01:51 PM
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Agreed; dude needs to learn to hold onto a ball when he has both hands on it in the endzone.
- 24/01/2012 10:23:41 AM
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Yes.
- 24/01/2012 05:29:34 PM
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I won't, either.
- 25/01/2012 02:38:40 AM
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The Giants are gonna win by 21. So you should watch. It will be fun. 
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- 25/01/2012 07:06:06 PM
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- 25/01/2012 07:06:06 PM
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One nice thing about not being an actual football fan:
- 26/01/2012 05:29:00 AM
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That's like when I watch the CFL. (I mean, if I ever did, it would.) *NM*
- 26/01/2012 04:22:46 PM
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- 26/01/2012 04:22:46 PM
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