Talk:Tuck rule
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[edit] Why and when?
Why was this rule created and when? --Mrwojo 04:53, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
- I don't know when, but it was created so there would be no judgement call on the part of the official ("Was the QB passing or wasn't he?"). VxP 21:19, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
- That clarifies the article for me. I thought of this rule in terms of undesired player actions when I first read it. Thanks. --Mrwojo 07:11, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] NPOV?
Is citing a page called "NFL Refs Suck" keeping a NPOV? Pats1
- No, it isn't, and neither was the sentence that the reference was backing up. Removed. VxP 15:48, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Not applicable to Jags games
I am from Jacksonville, and a Jags fan, and while this is a great explaination of the Tuck Rule it is not applicable to the Jags/Pats game on 12/24/06. The reason is that there was not a question of whether Gerrard was or wasn't trying to tuck the ball, but whether or not his arm was moving forward when the ball was knocked away.
- Right, it was a different issue entirely. The question was whether his arm had started moving forward, not whether he attempted to tuck the ball back into his body after his arm finished moving forward. VxP 18:24, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Possible change
I'm not sure if it was the shift in "momentum" that allowed the Patriots to win. Anonymouseducator 04:22, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
