What is the reason for the ineligible receiver downfield?

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Jan 13, 2020
6:30:32pm

RC Vikings All-American

What is the reason for the ineligible receiver downfield?

Couldn’t you just make them ineligible to catch a ball.

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RC Vikings

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What is the reason for the ineligible receiver downfield?

RC Vikings

1/13/20 6:30pm

They can block in areas that they shouldn't be.

foofcoug

1/13/20 6:31pm

Plus you can confuse the defense on whom to defend.

foofcoug

1/13/20 6:32pm

You can’t have lineman that far downfield on a pass

USMCdad

1/13/20 6:31pm

I know what the penalty is but I’m not sure why it’s a rule

RC Vikings

1/13/20 6:35pm

Because you could basically send linemen to tee off on linebackers before guys

Adwight

1/13/20 6:31pm

you say that like it would be a bad thing

byujag

1/13/20 6:32pm

8 hour games with scores of 256-197 would be fun...

foofcoug

1/13/20 6:33pm

I see you're passionate about this, so let's just agree to say I'm right

byujag

1/13/20 6:41pm

there's a lot of rules that are unnecessary and could be done away with to make the game better

byujag

1/13/20 6:31pm

This isn't one of them.

foofcoug

1/13/20 6:32pm

On that play, the flag was more the letter of the law then the spirit. it had no

stlcougs

1/13/20 6:35pm

Then you turn something subjective and make 100 times more subjective.

foofcoug

1/13/20 6:37pm

they do that everytime they call pass interference. I dont see the issue.

stlcougs

1/13/20 6:38pm

Then do it on every block in the back on a return and hold on an offensive lineman.

foofcoug

1/13/20 6:39pm

they already do. Holds occur on nearly every play, but refs usually only call it

stlcougs

1/13/20 6:42pm

Why should the defense be out at even more of a disadvantage than they already are?

foofcoug

1/13/20 6:44pm

No. If you don’t call it by the letter, you put the defense at a significant disadvantage. Rather than being able to

macaroni

1/13/20 6:42pm

Those two o-line guys were pass blocking. They have to be smarter than to

Corn Pop

1/13/20 6:36pm

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