Taste the tears of crybabies crying about the referees

[Arch Stanton]

Originally Posted by philfree

I was wondering about the rule on this. So Lamar was going down and chucked it to no receiver to avoid the sack but it hit our player so no grounding?

Item 2. Physical Contact. Intentional grounding should not be called if:

the passer initiates his passing motion toward an eligible receiver and then is significantly affected by physical contact from a defensive player that causes the pass to land in an area that is not in the direction and vicinity of an eligible receiver;

[philfree]

Originally Posted by Arch Stanton

Item 2. Physical Contact. Intentional grounding should not be called if:

the passer initiates his passing motion toward an eligible receiver and then is significantly affected by physical contact from a defensive player that causes the pass to land in an area that is not in the direction and vicinity of an eligible receiver;

Okay but I don't believe that's what happened. Contact had been made and he was going down before he started his throwing motion. He chucked it just before his knee hit the ground and it hit one of our players pretty much in the hands and face. And that player wasn't the guy sacking him.

[Arch Stanton]

Originally Posted by philfree

Okay but I don't believe that's what happened. Contact had been made and he was going down before he started his throwing motion. He chucked it just before his knee hit the ground and it hit one of our players pretty much in the hands and face. And that player wasn't the guy sacking him.

The intentional grounding throw hit a Chiefs player, i.e., was significantly affected by a defensive player, so no IG, because it raises the argument of whether or not it would/could have made it to the LOS.

If it hadn't hit a Chief, it was definitely IG.

[philfree]

Originally Posted by Arch Stanton

The intentional grounding throw hit a Chiefs player, i.e., was significantly affected by a defensive player, so no IG, because it raises the argument of whether or not it would/could have made it to the LOS.

If it hadn't hit a Chief, it was definitely IG.

I don't know if it was Tranquill or somebody else but it's too bad it wasn't picked and run in for 6.

Edit: It was McDuffy