Just plain ugly

[dmek25]

the rule is at NO point can 2 players be in motion, and that is why the penalty was called. mike sellers was moving. and a win is a win is a win. ill take enough of these for the skins to get into the playoffs

[4mrusmc]

I must say that it concerns me a bit that it seems that JG lost confidence JC to go out and win the game with his arm. After those 2 Ints. Joe G. appeared to rely on the run to bail us out of trouble. That was more evident towards the end of the game. Mad props towards the O-line for opening up those holes for our running backs. The O-line, along with Suisham get my game ball. Get well soon Jon J.

[Redskin]

Originally Posted by 4mrusmc

I must say that it concerns me a bit that it seems that JG lost confidence JC to go out and win the game with his arm. After those 2 Ints. Joe G. appeared to rely on the run to bail us out of trouble. That was more evident towards the end of the game. Mad props towards the O-line for opening up those holes for our running backs. The O-line, along with Suisham get my game ball. Get well soon Jon J.

and cooleys 1 crucial catch?

[firstdown]

Yes it was no all that pretty but here is a few thing that we need to remember. Our D held them to 13 points and that gave our O the chance to win the game. Even with all the bad pass and dropped balls our O still had a 400 yard game. Our running game looked good against a tough front 7 and Gibbs did a good job of using CP and LB keeping them fresh. Good teams will not always look that good but find a way to win the game which we did.

[Daseal]

i remember peyton manning pulling a sneaky play walking away from the line of scrimmage like he was confused like he was yelling to the sidelines to make the defense think nothing was happening then they snapped it to a back .. he was moving the whole time" so he did not come to a complete stop. this probably has nothing to do with this situation but he was in motion just not moving forward and apparently that was legal. so its just the linemen that cannot move at all once they are set. backs anc receivers can

Actually, Peyton tried that a few years ago, and before he did it, he put his hands under center (ie set) and got a penalty called on him.

[Redskin]

Wow classic skins fans we win and we lose we are not happy we win and we are not happy. It was a sloppy game on both sides and there were a lot of penalties. Dont gage the value of this win yet see how the dolphins do a little later this year they ar enot the same team they were last year. Also look at the bright side CP looked pretty good.

[Cowell]

Are we still arguing about this? This is ridiculous, obviously if what everyone is so confident is true then 2 people can't be in motion at once. This is not a tough rule to grasp this argument has been going on way too long.

[love them hogs]

Originally Posted by Cowell

Are we still arguing about this? This is ridiculous, obviously if what everyone is so confident is true then 2 people can't be in motion at once. This is not a tough rule to grasp this argument has been going on way too long.

Is it too hard to grasp that a shift is not a motion?

[SmootSmack]

Let's ask Jerry

When a quarterback calls an audible that forces multiple players to shift, bringing the fullback into a splitback formation and moving an X receiver to the slot, what keeps this from garnering a flag for illegal motion? I was under the impression that if two or more players where in motion on offense at the same time, this was a penalty. --Richie

A shift is the action of two or more offensive players, who prior to the snap, after having assumed a set position, simultaneously change the position of their feet by pivoting to or assuming a set position with either one foot or both feet. Any number of offensive players can change positions, as you describe. But all must be stationary for one full second when the ball is snapped. Only one offensive player can be legally in motion when the ball is snapped. It's a penalty for two or more players in motion only if they fail to stop before the snap.

Ask Jerry Markbreit on ChicagoSports.com