So the strategy moving forward should be that the closest player to the ball runs up, gets set, every other player gets set (Or do they even have to get set?), regardless of where they are on the field, and then he hikes the ball. Basically a free stoppage of the clock when your team clearly wasn’t ready.
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Yea seems like a strange rule that needs to be changed
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He can’t just hike it to air. It’s a live ball.
why does that always, always, always happen against the lions
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That was complete BS IMO.
Once again the NFL conspires against the Lions. Ok so maybe not but man it sure feels like it at times.
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I was grumbling about that to my wife, how the Lions are the guinea pigs when the league wants to try out a new rule. At least it didn’t cost us a game this time.
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Yep
Brand New Lions
We overcome these things that used to crush us
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Hike it 10 yards behind you where your guys are.
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It would be interesting to know if the Vikings did that on purpose, knowing that they didn’t have enough time for a proper spike but could get everyone set in an illegal formation before time expired.
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I’d commend it honestly. If you’re smart enough to exploit a rule in the gazillion page NFL rulebook then good for you. Didn’t effect the outcome of the game but it sure did get them a final play.
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They didn’t. You could see their coach mouth something like, “What happened?” Or “What happens now?” after the play. They just got lucky.
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It happened in 2006.
Since the league didn’t change the rule then, they probably won’t change it now.
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More important thing would be if we could use it
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Just read this interesting penalty stat… The Lions are the only team to not get a beneficial pass interference call… Zero PI calls against their opponents through 6 games
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Jamo was mugged on.an INT early in the season vs the Bucs…no call
Patrick was mugged vs Dallas…no call
Those 2 come to mind. 0 in 6 games is hard to believe
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That Jamo one was huge no call.
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Also Goff threw 2 interceptions that day and afterwards, no one it seemed, gave him the benefit of the doubt on that Jamo no call. It was just, that’s what happens when you pressure Goff.
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Worked out well for Nowaske.
Late game sack padfording the stats, ala clif Avril.
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great find.
what a stupid stupid rule.
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Rushing the passer, when they were expecting no rush because we didn’t rush on the previous play, … was brilliant.
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