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Originally Posted by donofriose
Well the problem with that is if an offensive player slides forward to get more yards should a defender be penalized for hitting them as they are going forward?
For example, if the first down was a yard a way and the QB was trying to dive for the first down and a defender was standing right there how would the defender know if the QB is giving himself up or not.
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Exactly why it is not a stupid rule. Furthermore, a diving player is given the yardage until he is touched down by contact, so he gains the benefit of any yardage sliding on the ground after diving. With a feet first slide, the runner is declared down at the point where any part of his body, other than feet or hands, touches the ground. The moment Griffin lost the ball, I knew it was live. Stupid play on his part. I repeat: learn to slide feet first, for safety AND for ball security.