NFL cracking down after Cowboys, Eagles, other teams caught violating this obscure kicking rule

[rocknrobcowboy]

Cowboys holder Bryan Anger usually grabs a blade of grass and puts it down in front of him so he knows exactly where to put the football down when he's holding...

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https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...586875182695988c42622fd323e19808d88f2d8908a10

 

[john van brocklin]

Cowboys holder Bryan Anger usually grabs a blade of grass and puts it down in front of him so he knows exactly where to put the football down when he's holding...

NFL ------>

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...586875182695988c42622fd323e19808d88f2d8908a10

Is it just me, or is this whole thing ridiculous?
Seems like overkill.

 

[Frosty]

Old news...this was previously published BS pay no attention to it...lol

 

[Wangchung83]

This is what I was saying during the game thread. It’s ridiculous and most likely has had a greater effect on Maher than anyone truly understands. Here’s to hoping anger can over come this and place the ball where Maher needs it.

 

[Risen Star]

I've long since accepted the fact that my team cheats a lot.

 

[RoboQB]

Old news...this was previously published BS pay no attention to it...lol

What? Not old news. Not BS.
Hopefully there was a sarcasm malfunction in your post.

 

[MarcusRock]

Well, well, well. We've been told to watch out for the refs cheating when it was just projection the whole time.

 

[Gonzomandela01]

They would allow it if Bellicheat do it.

 

[nathanlt]

Why is the NFL so intent on this bizarre nothingness? What is so intensely important about this meaningless marker to hold the football ?


Has the NFL simply become an overbearing HOA????

 

[Cowboys5217]

Well, well, well. We've been told to watch out for the refs cheating when it was just projection the whole time.

You are a transparent hypocrite. The games you play on this forum are clear to all.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

Grass? On a football field? Well I do declare

 

[JW82]

What a joke

 

[AbeBeta]

Cowboys holder Bryan Anger usually grabs a blade of grass and puts it down in front of him so he knows exactly where to put the football down when he's holding...

NFL ------>

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...586875182695988c42622fd323e19808d88f2d8908a10

We need to talk about how Fassel was unaware of this. There were several articles last week about the league issuing a memo on this. At the minimum, he should have been aware and sought clarification

 

[Silverz1972]

This is as bad as calling unsportsmanlike conduct on Jason written for celebrating a touchdown by leapfrogging over a teammate.

 

[guag]

Is it just me, or is this whole thing ridiculous?
Seems like overkill.

Seriously, what has happened for the league to suddenly take an interest in enforcing this seemingly benign rule? They don't usually suddenly decide something like this unless there was a recent controversy.

 

[Pantone282C]

Is it just me, or is this whole thing ridiculous?
Seems like overkill.

Truly ridiculous if not absurd.

 

[T-RO]

Reminds me of a stinging proverb from the Bible:
"You hypocrites strain a gnat, yet swallow a camel"

The league's pretend-factory is hard at work. Trying to stress a sensible rule? No, they are trying to psych out select teams and players.

This from CBS Sports:

"I hadn't seen any memo or discussion about it," Fassel said, via the Cowboys official website. "I didn't even know about it until our holder came up to tell me what happened. Supposedly, it was emphasized all season but it's never been brought up to me my whole career."​

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[speedkilz88]

Why is the NFL so intent on this bizarre nothingness? What is so intensely important about this meaningless marker to hold the football ?


Has the NFL simply become an overbearing HOA????

Banning using a plastic chip to place the ball on top of makes absolute sense. But banning the use of a blade of grass as a marker from the playing field is nonsense. I doubt the nfl front office even knew that the refs would take it to that extreme. The rule book says no foreign objects.

 

[nyc-cowboy]

Is it just me, or is this whole thing ridiculous?
Seems like overkill.

I dont know if this is something but, on the first EP - Anger basically spots the ball right at the end of the hash mark - so do you really need a blade of grass to mark the spot.

On the second and third, he was off the hash mark by maybe 4-5 inches and the 4th back to the end. Dont know about the 5th.

 

[JBS]

So what does he do when we play at home?