tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180866727593640279.post8548304894313648822..comments2023-09-27T07:54:06.772-07:00Comments on PJD Sharing: A Football Question, Believe It or NotPeter J. Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01623418068324896072noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180866727593640279.post-88710748490849389672010-10-22T21:43:31.882-07:002010-10-22T21:43:31.882-07:00I-I-I-I-I don't know Tom. I'm going ...I-I-I-I-I don't know Tom. I'm going to think about your words before I comment.Peter J. Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623418068324896072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6180866727593640279.post-10295732870419501002010-10-22T12:00:44.568-07:002010-10-22T12:00:44.568-07:00I'm not TOTALLY into football, but, in general...I'm not TOTALLY into football, but, in general, you have a couple of things going on here.<br /><br />Ball control<br />over the imaginarly plane (Above the line that is the goal.<br /><br />For a touchdown, a person has to get the ball over the line/plane defined by the line above the goal line. The player's whole body does not even have to be in there.<br /><br />Player can't do something like get tackled 1 foot from the goal line, player falls down and THEN player reaches out and gets the ball across the goal line. NOT a TD. He was 'down' before he got the ball across.<br /><br />Player has to be in control of the ball.<br />Basically, during his episode of getting posession of the ball, the player has get a hold of the ball firmly (not bobbling it), and get both feet on the ground, in bounds.<br /><br />Even if a player gets a hold of the ball at the 1 yeard line and both feet land at the 1 yard line, then he LEAPS into the air, and THE BALL crosses above the goal line (But the player doesn't, except a hand) its a TD.<br /><br />What your cases have is where the player didn't establish ball control AND have the ball pass over that imaginary plane above the goal line.<br /><br />Player can do a dance IN THE ENDZONE yet hold his arm out so that the ball didn't enter end zone. NOT A TD (officially)<br /><br />Player can CATCH the ball, establish ball control while out of the end zone. He can attempt to dive INTO the end zone, but without landing, he may get pushed back by opponents. That IS a touch down.<br /><br />Get the difference?<br /><br />Now, do REFs make mistakes when there are bodies flying left and right? Of course.<br /><br />BUT, thems the rulesTomDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849663301098055471noreply@blogger.com