That was a disco move, not a football move....

[AsylumGuido]

(12-30-2010 03:49 PM)Beef Wrote:  I'm still fuming about the double-PI rules. If both players commit PI by essentially wrestling with each other, & one of them still catches the ball, the entire play is negated & the down played over. That's complete bullshit because it's supposed to be offsetting when in reality, one side is losing their ass. If the DB intercepts it, he loses a huge turnover. If the WR catches it, he loses yardage & potential 1st down. Instead of negating the entire play & down, to make it REALLY offsetting, they should simply let the outcome of the play stand. That's how you make it fair.

What happened to Roddy the other night cost us 20 yards, a 1st down, & a huge momentum swing. It cost the Saints absolutely nothing. There was no "offset" about it.

And the other one is the PI in the endzone. It should be an automatic TD, period.

Those are 2 of the most horribly written rules IMO.

Offsetting penalties have always called for a replay of the down and pass interference in the end zone has been ball at the one as long as I can remember. Everyone plays by the same rules. Just because it didn't go your way does it mean the rule is horrible or wrong.

What if Roddy had fumbled the ball after the catch and the Saints recovered. Would you still be crying for the offsetting penalties to not force replay of the down? Of course not. You would be screaming to have the play over.

Also, the fact is that pass interference in the end zone can result in a TD as long as the receiver catches the ball. But, for sake of argument, what if Meachem was being covered by Grimes and as they entered the end zone Grimes grabs Meachem's arm. The ball goes about two feet outside of Meachem's reach. There is no way to tell if he would have been able to haul it in. In fact, chances are he wouldn't. According to the rules the following is deemed pass interference:

© Grabbing a receiver’s arm(s) in such a manner that restricts his opportunity to catch a pass.

According to your logic Meachem should be awarded a touchdown because of pass interference in the end zone. That would have gone over like the proverbial turd in a punch bowl around here, wouldn't it?