Dumbest rule in football.

if we take the NCAA OT system, do we have to take the BCS too?

OK, here's another rule I don't understand:

Can someone tell me what the difference is between pass interference and illegal contact (when the defender touches the receiver beyond five yards) ?

One is penalized only five yards, while the other gets the ball placed where the infraction happened. And I know it's not dependent on who the intended receiver is -- I originally thought the pass interference was called only on the intended receiver, while illegal contact was called on any receiver. But watching the Atlanta-Buffalo game, the ball was thrown at a Buffalo wideout, who was touched well after 5 yards, and it was an illegal contact penalty. But why wasn't it pass interference?

Is it simply a judgement call? Or am I missing something?

i rather the NBA OT rules... add 15minutes, if the score is still tied, add 15 more... still tied? 15more, etc.

fatigue + injuries make it unlikely to ever be used, but it'd be my choice. I don't like the NCAA OT rules... its geared towards offensive teams and forced turnovers for the defenses, so there's still some of the luck over skill the current OT system suffers from.

OK, here's another rule I don't understand:

Can someone tell me what the difference is between pass interference and illegal contact (when the defender touches the receiver beyond five yards) ?

One is penalized only five yards, while the other gets the ball placed where the infraction happened. And I know it's not dependent on who the intended receiver is -- I originally thought the pass interference was called only on the intended receiver, while illegal contact was called on any receiver. But watching the Atlanta-Buffalo game, the ball was thrown at a Buffalo wideout, who was touched well after 5 yards, and it was an illegal contact penalty. But why wasn't it pass interference?

Is it simply a judgement call? Or am I missing something?

PI is when the ball is out of the qb's hands already in the air, and Ic is when the ball is still in the qb's hands, IINM

PI is when the ball is out of the qb's hands already in the air, and Ic is when the ball is still in the qb's hands, IINM

That makes sense, but yesterday during the Falcons-Bills game, the ball was in the air, and they called illegal contact. Now, I should mention it was one of those very late flags, the kind that the official throws well after the play, when the receiver protested heavily.

It seems that pass interference is called when the receiver is absolutely mauled by a defensive back right before the ball arrives, while illegal contact is just that -- very minimal contact. To me, it looks like nothing but a judgement call, dependent on the mood of the official at the time.

I am tired of all the stat talk about marginal players like Bledsoe.
Stats are for media geeks and fantasy footballer's. Drew Bledoe has a ton of great stats because he has played for a long time, but he has never won a Superbowl. Bledsoe was on the bench of the 2001 Pats, but Brady was the starter. Bledsoe is an above average QB, he should not be held in the same regard as future HOF QB's like Montana, Young, Brady ETC.

I am tired of all the stat talk about marginal players like Bledsoe.
Stats are for media geeks and fantasy footballer's. Drew Bledoe has a ton of great stats because he has played for a long time, but he has never won a Superbowl. Bledsoe was on the bench of the 2001 Pats, but Brady was the starter. Bledsoe is an above average QB, he should not be held in the same regard as future HOF QB's like Montana, Young, Brady ETC.


Stat talk is a part of football. You can't get around it, no matter who the player is.

Do you get tired of hearing the stat about Timmy Smith, a marginal player in the grand scheme of things, other than one game of course. Yet he still holds the record for most yards gained rushing in the Super Bowl.

I don't know about you, but that's a stat I could hear over and over.

Stat talk is a part of football. You can't get around it, no matter who the player is.

Do you get tired of hearing the stat about Timmy Smith, a marginal player in the grand scheme of things, other than one game of course. Yet he still holds the record for most yards gained rushing in the Super Bowl.

I don't know about you, but that's a stat I could hear over and over.

If Bledoe actually held a record in the Superbowl game like Timmy Smith, I might not think he is an overrated player. Bledsoe played like crap when he played in a Super bowl in the 90's for the Pats.
Timmy Smith did not, although to be fair, the Hogs opened holes for Timmy that I could have run through.

This isn't even a rule. This is an argument over who gets credit for the yardage when a screen pass goes for a TD. Who cares? The bottom line is a TD is a TD, no matter who gets the credit.

Rules have a bearing on the outcome of the game. This argument just has bearing on who gets the stats. Big deal. If you're going to argue rules, argue about when a catch is a catch, or how much contact is illegal contact, or whether the ground can cause a fumble or not. But this isn't even worth discussing.

plus joe montana and every other QB plays(ed) under the same rules so it evens out in the end..