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re: An NFL rule that I think is nonsense - forward progress to a receiver

Posted on 10/7/22 at 11:56 am to
Posted by McCaigBro69
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Posted on 10/7/22 at 11:56 am to
Forward progress as a whole is a bad rule.
Posted by SteelerBravesDawg
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Posted on 10/7/22 at 12:03 pm to
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Forward progress as a whole is a bad rule.

Completely disagree.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 10/7/22 at 12:03 pm to
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Forward progress as a whole is a bad rule.

Posted by elposter
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Posted on 10/7/22 at 12:04 pm to
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Forward progress as a whole is a bad rule.




While it would be entertaining to see DLinemen try and pick up RBs and run them back 20 yards to the end zone for a safety, I think the general idea of forward progress is a good rule. I do, however, agree with the OP that if the player comes back on his own (even the WR catching the ball in the air coming back toward the LOS) it should be where he is tackled.
This post was edited on 10/7/22 at 12:05 pm
Posted by Ghost of Colby
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Posted on 10/7/22 at 12:07 pm to
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Forward progress as a whole is a bad rule.

It’s highly subjective when applied, and often ignored in many instances.

It happens all the time when a ball carrier is trying to get out of bounds to stop the clock. The clock keeps running if the ball carrier is going backwards when he steps out of bounds.

The refs always stop the clock if he’s tackled out of bounds, but it’s a crap shoot where the ball is spotted.
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