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Somebody explain why a player must sit a play after his helmet comes off....
Posted on 11/2/19 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 11/2/19 at 12:56 pm
That has to be the dumbest rule in college football. It accomplishes exactly dick! Furthermore, it can have a huge impact on the game depending upon when it occurs and who the player is....
Ok, I feel better!
Ok, I feel better!
This post was edited on 11/2/19 at 12:57 pm
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Posted on 11/2/19 at 12:57 pm to Tiger Abe
It's fricking stupid.
Posted on 11/2/19 at 12:57 pm to Tiger Abe
Player safety. They want to make sure the player securely puts the helmet back on instead of rushing it
It’s stupid
It’s stupid
Posted on 11/2/19 at 12:57 pm to reggieray420
AGREED!
Posted on 11/2/19 at 12:59 pm to Tiger Abe
Several years ago players were letting their hair get out of control such that helmets came off regularly. Seeing it as a potential safety issue they implemented this to encourage players to keep their helmets securely fastened
Posted on 11/2/19 at 1:00 pm to VermilionTiger
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They want to make sure the player securely puts the helmet back on instead of rushing it
No, they did it to make sure players put their helmet on securely in the first place, vs being very loose and not giving as good of protection. I also am not a big fan of the rule tho
Posted on 11/2/19 at 1:07 pm to Tiger Abe
Helmets should be optional. Our fullback wouldn't wear one for sure...
Posted on 11/2/19 at 1:10 pm to raineysky
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our fullback wouldn't wear one for sure...
?
Welp, since he doesnt play in this offense....
Sure could have used him a couple of times last week tho.
Posted on 11/2/19 at 1:12 pm to Tiger Abe
I don’t know why players don’t take more advantage of this rule. 4th down and short coming up? Rip the star players helmet off the play before so he doesn’t get to run the ball up the middle.
Posted on 11/2/19 at 1:14 pm to VermilionTiger
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Player safety. They want to make sure the player securely puts the helmet back on instead of rushing it
It’s like how many steps do they think it takes to do this? Lol
Step number 1: put on helmet
This post was edited on 11/2/19 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 11/2/19 at 1:14 pm to JumpingTheShark
If the helmet comes off bc of a penalty caused by the other team the player doesn’t have to sit. Same rule in high school.
Posted on 11/2/19 at 1:15 pm to JumpingTheShark
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I don’t know why players don’t take more advantage of this rule. 4th down and short coming up? Rip the star players helmet off the play before so he doesn’t get to run the ball up the middle.
That would be a penalty, and the player gets to stay in the game anyway.
Posted on 11/2/19 at 1:18 pm to Tiger Abe
They only sit out a play if they deliberately remove their helmet. They do not have to sit out if their helmet is removed as a result of a face mask. This rule was put in place to discourage players from celebrating a big play by removing their helmet so the world can see their face.
Posted on 11/2/19 at 1:22 pm to HuckFinn
That's incorrect. If the player's helmet comes off as a result of any reason other than a penalty, the guy has to sit for a play.....
Posted on 11/2/19 at 1:22 pm to HuckFinn
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This rule was put in place to discourage players from celebrating a big play by removing their helmet so the world can see their face.
No, that's a different thing, which would result in an unsportsmanlike penalty.
Posted on 11/2/19 at 1:35 pm to GOP_Tiger
That’s two different rules. Originally NFL outlawed the “Emmitt Smith” celebration of taking off of helmet after big plays by calling unsportsmanlike conduct.
Sitting after a player’s helmet comes off was instituted as a player safety thing. If you remember Warren Sapp and others used to have their helmets come off regularly because it was not on correctly (there was a famous sack of Brett Farve) and these players making plays sans-headgear got a lot of press.
Like most things in NFL and college it began trickling into the high school game and younger leagues.
The current rule in pro / college are more along the lines of “setting the example.”
On the record as hating the rule. Could easily be fixed with a warning (firsr time) followed by yardage.
Sitting after a player’s helmet comes off was instituted as a player safety thing. If you remember Warren Sapp and others used to have their helmets come off regularly because it was not on correctly (there was a famous sack of Brett Farve) and these players making plays sans-headgear got a lot of press.
Like most things in NFL and college it began trickling into the high school game and younger leagues.
The current rule in pro / college are more along the lines of “setting the example.”
On the record as hating the rule. Could easily be fixed with a warning (firsr time) followed by yardage.
Posted on 11/2/19 at 1:37 pm to Tiger Abe
I never understood this, either. Seems silly.....
Posted on 11/2/19 at 1:39 pm to Jim Rockford
Well, it’s supposed to be a penalty. A couple of times I’ve seen an LSU player’s helmet ripped off without a penalty and he had to sit out a play.
This post was edited on 11/2/19 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 11/2/19 at 1:42 pm to cphill
How do so many people in this thread not understand the damn rule? 
Posted on 11/2/19 at 2:17 pm to Jim Rockford
Gotta be sneaky sneaky about it
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