Watching Kenny Pickett's fake slide for a 58-yard TD run got me thinking about this.
The entire reason for allowing QBs to slide was to protect them. The rule FORCES defenders to pull up in order to avoid contact.
Faking a slide just subverts the rule, taking advantage of a defender trying to adhere to the rule. Should be a penalty IMO.
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On another note. If I am taking a QB this draft Pickett would be the guy.
On another note. If I am taking a QB this draft Pickett would be the guy.
I would prefer trading up to end of Round 1 to select Ridder. I see more upside with him than Pickett.
yes, the refs should have blown the whistle and ruled him down since he gave himself up.
The rule being the same for all, you can give yourself up at any time with a knee or elbow on the ground, but until you put yourself on the ground, you can be hit.
Why do we have to make everything more complicated?
This debate would go on forever, when does a slide start? What action that Pickett did that makes you think he is sliding? I am not disagreeing that is what happened but I just don't see how you can clearly define the exact motion that means downs.
It means we should not be pentalizong players for hitting people who are going to slide. Going to slide is not sliding. Intent should not be in rules. Any rule should be based on factual physical evidence.
Defenders pull up from hitting them because they see the intention of the runner and don't want to get a penalty for hitting them near the sideline.
The protect rules are just dumb.
I understand not hitting defenseless players, I understand not spearing players with helmets.
But rules that protections on intentions will never work and will always create more contraversy.
As far as late hit OB, there is a one yard stripe on the sideline, contact past that should be PF. In it, no. Play is often to fast for a defender to pull up.
But, a poster a couple of posts above makes a good point also. A rule with I te t is problematic. Just as easily as you can view that as intent to slide from the defender's perspective, you can say his intent was never to slide. You can't be protected outside the pocket and then manipulate that protection as a runner.
Defenders pull up from hitting them because they see the intention of the runner and don't want to get a penalty for hitting them near the sideline.
The protect rules are just dumb.
I understand not hitting defenseless players, I understand not spearing players with helmets.
But rules that protections on intentions will never work and will always create more contraversy.
Interesting analogy, but I think there's an important distinction. A player anywhere near the sideline can get blasted (so long as they are not obviously out-of-bounds.) But you can't blast a QB about to go into his slide.
It seems like obvious change that should be made.
I'm pretty sure that's already the case. The sliding rule pertains to any runner, not just a running QB. It's just that QBs are usually the only ones that slide. It's rare to see other runners do it other than near end of game situations like after a turnover or if a player gets a first down and wants to give themselves up in bounds so they can run out the clock.
I'm actually a little surprised that we don't see it more often by other players at this point.
THIS!
On another note. If I am taking a QB this draft Pickett would be the guy.
Agreed. My guess is, the Lions will draft him.
[quote] In comment 15480001 Boatie Warrant said:
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On another note. If I am taking a QB this draft Pickett would be the guy.
Agreed. My guess is, the Lions will draft him. [/quote
+2. He'd be my top choice too. He has all the tools, good size, but with QB's you never really know.