NFL Playoffs - Divisional Round
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Yet another arbitrary NFL rule that doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. If the same hit happens but the player stretches sideways his forward progress is still stopped but the clock stops.
If you had bet on BCB as a starter in the NFCG to start the year, what else do you like in terms of future plays? Asking for a friend.
You wonder how the game may have played out if McCarthy had a spine and went for it on that 4th and 5 tied at 9
That was hilarious. Only thing better was Turpin getting destroyed after catching the pass too.
So imagine that it’s 3rd down and say 30 seconds left. No timeouts. Receiver catches the ball right at the line to gain near the sideline and is driven back a yard where he lands out of bounds.
It’s not fair to both stop the clock AND give the offense the first down. You either have forward progress in the field of play, or spot the ball back where he went out of bounds.
Indianapolis may have to lower their "worst formation ever" banner after that last Dallas play.
It's a variation of the "forward progress" rule. If forward progress was stopped in bounds, it's treated like a tackle in bounds.
At least the Colts play was a miscommunication with special teams players who don't practice that all the time. McCarthy was very deliberate with calling this play both before and after a 49ers timeout. Just stupendous.
Smart by Demeco to call the TO and get set. Crushing zeke off the snap really helped blow up the play.
Ok this explanation makes much more intuitive sense to me. Thank you for laying it out like this, honestly. I am always snarky about there being too many weird rules but this makes sense.
You mean if the player is hit sideways? Sure, but that’s never forward progress. You need to be driven clearly backwards for forward progress.
Cowboys defense really impressed me tonight, but it's really hard to see them winning a Super Bowl with Dak. Even if he's better than he was tonight, they need to take a real stab at replacing Amari Cooper this offseason - Gallup and Schultz are fine, but like Buffalo with everyone that isn't Diggs, the dropoff after Lamb hurts them a lot.
