10-19-2015, 08:29 PM
It's a very dumb rule !!!!
If a player has clear possession in the field of play, as Eifert did, takes 2 or more steps in the field then crosses the goal line he should have been considered a runner at that point. The whole being engaged by a tackler is BS.
Tate had the ball on the field of play (if at all) for a half a nanno second. He was never established on the field, 98% of the ball was on the goal line when caught.
How does Tate ever get established as a runner crossing the goal line ? He was a receiver already in the end zone. They need to clean this rule up it's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy to open to interpretation.
The whole Calvin Johnson rule thing is stupid - period. We don't need all these rules.
If a player has clear possession in the field of play, as Eifert did, takes 2 or more steps in the field then crosses the goal line he should have been considered a runner at that point. The whole being engaged by a tackler is BS.
Tate had the ball on the field of play (if at all) for a half a nanno second. He was never established on the field, 98% of the ball was on the goal line when caught.
How does Tate ever get established as a runner crossing the goal line ? He was a receiver already in the end zone. They need to clean this rule up it's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy to open to interpretation.
The whole Calvin Johnson rule thing is stupid - period. We don't need all these rules.
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