Tuck Rule

[redrock-skins]

Originally Posted by kingerock

the thing that gets me is that if they intended to throw it there was no eligible receiver anywhere close and it should be a grounding penalty. The rule is dumb to me because it's win-win for the QB and lose-lose for the defense.

That's what I was wondering why no grounding was called then? Somehow, I bet the explaination we would get is "his INTENT" was not to avoid a sack". Ironic that now intent comes into play.

[Gmanc711]

I was reading over on ES, and I'd have to see a replay... They are saying the "incomplete pass" went backwards?!? That would make it a latteral (fumble) and it wouldnt have mattered. Gonna be intersted to see a replay on that one.

[MTK]

Hopefully when the game clip guys put together their films they'll include this tuck rule play.

I'd like to see it. To take points off the board you'd hope it would be a definitive, clear cut call, but all too often we've seen that's simply not the case.

[MTK]

To elaborate further, what's the point of the tuck rule anyway??

The QB pulls the ball down to reset, if it gets knocked loose why is that not a fumble??

Just a retarded rule, and one I really don't understand why it exists.

[JWsleep]

I thought the tuck rule was to take the "intent" out of it--if the guys arm is going forward and it comes out, it's a pass. Full stop. It's a stupid rule. Refs have to make judgment calls all the time in the game. This is fully arbitrary. We can tell, and so can the refs. It's time to change that rule.

[Luxorreb]

He did hit the ball with his other hand right?
I swear on the NFL rulebook that's a fumble!!!

And the offensive PI??? come on refs

[Paintrain]

Well unfortunately, as the rule is written that was the correct call.. There wasn't a problem with the call, the problem is with the rule.. A logical amendment to the rule should be, once the ball is below the shoulder it's no longer considered forward movement of the arm and therefore if the QB loses the ball it is a fumble. That would eliminate all the inconsistency on the calls. It's easy to identify on replay and will make even the idiots officials like Tom White look like they know what they are doing..

[redsk1]

Originally Posted by Gmanc711

I was reading over on ES, and I'd have to see a replay... They are saying the "incomplete pass" went backwards?!? That would make it a latteral (fumble) and it wouldnt have mattered. Gonna be intersted to see a replay on that one.

Exactly. I listened to Vinny C. on Elliot in the Morning and he said that the ball actually went backwards. So if it was a incomplete pass that went backwards it should have been a latteral/fumble/safety.

[56FAN]

Bad call, hometown call,on intent, with his hand coming up it's obviously his intend to reload and throw. this is reall a no brainer.and i'm really fed up with these baloney calls that come out of nowhere to harang us. all i ask is be consistant and call game truefully.am i asking too much.

[jacobyfan]

I have a question here. When the "tuck rule" is called, something is interpereted as a pass instead of a fumble. The ball went backwards, straight down at best. Even if it is part of the "throwing motion" it is STILL a fumble. It has to go FORWARD to be an incomplete pass REGARDLESS of the interpretation of the tuck rule.

[celts32]

The whole world hates this tuck rule yet the league does nothing about changing it. Even Plummer knew he fumbled yesterday because he was looking for the ball.

[hands11]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

That is an interesting thing, if the "tuck" rule comes into play, then it should be a penality for intential grounding because chances are, the QB is still between the tackles, and secondly, the ball didn't make it to the line of scrimmage. Should be an automatic grounding penality.

That's a great point. In most cases, that would be true.

But in this case, it was as I mentioned. I just heard Gibbs taking about it.
He brought it in and put his left hand on the ball. The ball then went backward. He wasnt in the end zone when this happen but the ball ended up there.

Therefor, it was a backward pass. He wasnt being hit, so it cant be an incomplete pass without what you mentioned coming into play. It would be grounding. If not grounding, it was an outright funmble.

Anything but what they called. That was just a highschool call.

Then they missed Coley getting jumped into by the LB who didnt even turn his head. That was right in the open and they missed it.

[hands11]

Originally Posted by celts32

The whole world hates this tuck rule yet the league does nothing about changing it. Even Plummer knew he fumbled yesterday because he was looking for the ball.

They met over the over the summer on this. It appears they are having a hard time defining it so it makes sense.

Let me see if I can help them.

If your arm is coming forward and someone hit you, its incomplete.
If your arm is coming forward and no one hit you, it's a throw and all regular rules follow. Grounding etc.

If your arm comes forward pass the release point where you could make a throw and you hold onto it, you have committed not to throw it. If you drop it, fumble it, or your hit and it comes out, its a fumble.

If your arm comes forward and you touch it with your off hand after you have started your throwing motion, such as you trying to pull it in, its not longer a pass. All current rules not apply. If you drop it, it's a fumble.

I dont see what's so confusing. That's easy to describe.