Tackle screen receiver?

[jonnon111]

On he tides pick 6.

Can you just grab and tackle the rb on a screen play? Why haven't we been doing this all along? I hate Bama and their referees.

We got whipped yesterday, but we will have our revenge. Don't let his tough time divide us as a fan base. Our team needs all of us true fans to cheer just as enthusiastically as when we were undefeated. Coach Jones is the man, don't you dare forget how far we've come with him as the head coach.

 

[NorthDallas40]

If he is at or behind the line of scrimmage yep you sure can. I thought it was a very heads up play... dammit...

Edit: "hold" no. Impede the progress which is what they did yeah.

 

[OrangeWayOfLife]

If he can't beat Bama with 2nd and 3rd stringers he needs to go, just ask VN.

 

[limsol45]

In HS and college as long as he is behind the line of scrimmage you can grab, tackle the RB going for a screen pass.

Bama is a very talented and more important disciplined team, especially when it comes to defense. We were playing with a lot of new players in positions they weren't ready for. Just like A&M we had no outside contain, then our backers started to cheat to the outside, they ran it down our throat. Like or not, but Kiffin had a perfect gameplan against us.

 

[AM64]

If he is at or behind the line of scrimmage yep you sure can. I thought it was a very heads up play... dammit...

Edit: "hold" no. Impede the progress which is what they did yeah.

Was that another game with no holding calls? Is holding no longer a penalty? Too much of it to try and deal with, so the refs just accept it as the new norm? Are our defenders just too wimpy to deal with offensive hands, or is this team still playing an old game when new rules are in play?

Maybe I'm just a throwback who believes that defense is really a part of the game rather than some neutered piece on the playground so offenses can run up gaudy scores to impress the kiddies against a pretend opponent. Probably explains why I think offensive linemen should have to wear boxing gloves to keep their damn mitts off the jerseys or whatever other handles they can find on a defensive player.

 

[NorthDallas40]

Was that another game with no holding calls? Is holding no longer a penalty? Too much of it to try and deal with, so the refs just accept it as the new norm? Are our defenders just too wimpy to deal with offensive hands, or is this team still playing an old game when new rules are in play?

Maybe I'm just a throwback who believes that defense is really a part of the game rather than some neutered piece on the playground so offenses can run up gaudy scores to impress the kiddies against a pretend opponent. Probably explains why I think offensive linemen should have to wear boxing gloves to keep their damn mitts off the jerseys or whatever other handles they can find on a defensive player.

I don't remember seeing one. And yeah I absolutely believe the rules are slanted in favor of offense now. Just like the modern baseball and bats promote more ball speed and travel off the bat.

People now won't pay to see a hard fought 7-3 football game or a 2-1 baseball game.

 

[newyorkvol]

I think the bigger point of that play is what caused It to happen to begin with.

Two plays earlier was the missed PI on Jennings. That would've been 1st and 10 on Bama 25. Instead it put UT, once again, behind on down and distance in no man's land at the 37.

I don't want to be a "blame the ref" guy, but that particular missed called changed the complexion of the game, though the result would've probably been the same.

 

[VolsFan-TX]

I don't remember seeing one. And yeah I absolutely believe the rules are slanted in favor of offense now. Just like the modern baseball and bats promote more ball speed and travel off the bat.

People now won't pay to see a hard fought 7-3 football game or a 2-1 baseball game.

It didn't seem to help our offense.

 

[AM64]

It didn't seem to help our offense.

I think that would require an offensive line that isn't ... offensive.