Our offense is Pathetic

[irish]

Originally Posted by warriorzpath

I don't like Aikman as one of the broadcasters/commentators in the booth for the redskins games. He just pretends to be unbaised, but if you notice - he will discretely say negative comments and critize the redskins (especially critical with Campbell's decisions), but say only good things about the opposition.

Campbell made the wrong read, he should have waited a split second longer, Smoot is lucky that he wasn't called for the force out - I never heard that before in my life: being lucky for not being called for a force out. Pay attention, it's like he subliminally injects these thoughts into your head. I wanted to put it on mute, but I like to hear the game.

Oh yeah, I like the criticism of Campbell's long passes being too flat. I don't know if it's true yet or not, but I don't want him making me think like a damn cowboy like that. Because that's also the first time I heard something like that too - a pass being too flat.

Smoot never looked at the ball he just stuck his hands up in the receivers face. Thats illegal and thats what he was talking about.

JC does not get to pick his reads, he starts at 1 if he's open he gets the ball, if not he goes to 2 and so on. The primary read was open and he gave him the ball. He made the correct read according to the play.

[warriorzpath]

Originally Posted by irish

Smoot never looked at the ball he just stuck his hands up in the receivers face. Thats illegal and thats what he was talking about.

Smoot didn't and shouldn't have been penalized on that play. That play was legal - I never saw his hands in his facemask or anything like that. If you are saying that he was blocking his vision of the pass/ball without touching the receiver - that is perfectly legal.

[irish]

Originally Posted by warriorzpath

Smoot didn't and shouldn't have been penalized on that play. That play was legal - I never say his hands in his facemask or anything like that. If you are saying that he was blocking his vision of the pass/ball without touching the receiver - that is perfectly legal.

No its not. Its called face guarding and its illegal.

[warriorzpath]

Originally Posted by irish

No its not. Its called face guarding and its illegal.

If I'm not mistaken, face guarding is no longer a penalty under nfl rules.

[SmootSmack]

Ask Jerry Markbreit on ChicagoSports.com

Can you call pass interference on a defender if he is turned toward the wide receiver, not looking at the ball, waves his arms, but doesn't touch the wide receiver at all? Say the ball is in the air and hits the defender in the arm because he deflects the pass. Again, he doesn't touch the WR, but isn't looking at the ball either. --Dawn Polomsky, Phoenix, Ariz.

Many years ago, there was a penalty on pass plays for "face guarding." What you describe is face guarding. There is no penalty under current NFL rules for this act, unless there is physical contact. If the ball hits the defender, as you describe, the play would be legal. It is dangerous for a defender to turn his back on the direction that the ball is coming from. If he contacts the intended receiver, it would be pass interference because the defender is not playing the ball. You seldom see what you describe, but it would not be a foul.

[irish]

Originally Posted by warriorzpath

If I'm not mistaken, face guarding is no longer a penalty under nfl rules.

I had no idea the rule had been changed. Thanks to you & Smoot for setting me straight.