Fumble into Endzone = touchback???· Page 2

cheeseheads123
Member

15 years ago

There is a legitimate reason for having the rule in place, the design of the rule is to prevent the ball carrier from purposely fumbling into the end zone when it is clear they may not cross the goal line on their own.. by putting some risk (loss of possession) upon the act.

"pack93z" wrote:

They should just make it so the team who fumbled into the end zone have the ball at the opposing 20 yard line.

Greg C.
Registered

15 years ago

#12

I like the rule, I remember this rule being used to the packers advantage. Can't remember which WR it was that slapped the ball out of the defenders hands running into the endzone after a pick of Favre.

"PackFanWithTwins" wrote:

I think it happened in the Metrodome during the '96 season, a game the Packers ultimately lost. It was their first loss of the season. And I think Robert Brooks was the player who knocked the ball out of the Viking player's hands just before he reached the end zone. So yeah, I like the rule too.

EDIT: Hey, I just did a google search and found it:

Safety Robert Griffith intercepted a hitch pass dropped by Brooks and returned it 41 yards to the Green Bay 9, where Brooks lunged for the ball and knocked it loose and out of the end zone for a touchback. "The point was, I just didn't want them to score," Brooks said.

http://www3.jsonline.com/packer/arc/rev/gbmin922.html

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Tezzy
Senior Member

15 years ago

#13

I'm fine with the rule. The end zone is sacred and carries with it higher rewards and higher penalties.

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Formo
Veteran Member

15 years ago

#14

It is what I consider to be the worst rule in the NFL. If you fumble it into the opponent's endzone and it goes out of bounds, it is a touchback and the opponent gets the ball on the 20 yard line.

I like your version better.

If I were in charge I would change this rule immediately, and then look into changing the "automatic first down" rule on some penalties.

"kobe16" wrote:

yeah i hate those automatic first downs on illegal touching plays. that fake call almost costs us the game.

"MassPackersFan" wrote:

Except for Hester burned the crap out of you guys the very next play for 25 yards. That bad call is a non-issue.

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Formo
Veteran Member

15 years ago

#15

I'm fine with the rule. The end zone is sacred and carries with it higher rewards and higher penalties.

"Tezzy" wrote:

Great post. I agree. +1

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Greg C.
Registered

15 years ago

#16

"Formo" wrote:

yeah i hate those automatic first downs on illegal touching plays. that fake call almost costs us the game.

"kobe16" wrote:

Except for Hester burned the crap out of you guys the very next play for 25 yards. That bad call is a non-issue.

"MassPackersFan" wrote:

Wrong. If not for that call, it would've been fourth down, and the Bears would've punted. A whole different ballgame.

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Nonstopdrivel
Preferred Member

15 years ago

#17

Except for Hester burned the crap out of you guys the very next play for 25 yards. That bad call is a non-issue.

"Formo" wrote:

This BS and everyone knows it. Were it not for the bad call, the Bears would have punted and Green Bay regained possession. Hester would never have had a chance to catch that 25-yard pass.

LambeauEast
Rookie

15 years ago

#18

I was just watching the NFL Replay of Sunday night's game, and noticed something. The ONLY reason it was fumbled was because Woody, for some ungodly reason, was reaching for the ball!!! Had he not, it would never have been an issue!

Pack93z
Select Member

15 years ago

#19

I think Woodson might have been a touch early is a celebration maybe?

Otherwise I have no idea why is was going for the ball.. unless he figured Tramon wasn't going to cross the line legally.

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Nonstopdrivel
Preferred Member

15 years ago

#20

Every time I've looked at the replay, it's seemed to me that he simply lost his balance and stumbled into the ball.

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