It would force defenders to decide during each pass play whether or not any given player needs to be covered. You could

Nov 16, 2024
6:26:00pm

dilbert Truly Addicted User

send an ineligible player out in a pass route as a decoy, hoping to draw one or more defenders away from the eligible receivers if not for that rule.

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What problem does the "ineligible receiver downfield" penalty solve?

Bobber Contributor

6:19pm

You have to line up a certain way, which means only certain people are eligible

RenoCoug

6:22pm

Yeah, I struggle to see the reasoning for that rule

cougarmeister

6:22pm

Would give the offense a big advantage to send blockers downfield in advance of

shoganai

6:24pm

thanks — makes sense

Bobber

6:43pm

Tell me you don't understand the game of football without telling me you don't understand the game of football

Adrielle

6:24pm

I'm sure you're a very smart person

Bobber

6:49pm

I believe it's the following. When you pass you stay back to protect the QB,

paulb

6:25pm

Shogani and Dilbert had better explanations.

paulb

6:27pm

That is actually a good point. Right now if the defense sees ineligible players coming downfield, they read that as a

dilbert

7:03pm

It would force defenders to decide during each pass play whether or not any given player needs to be covered. You could

dilbert

6:26pm

I thought "ineligible receiver" was pretty easily determined

Bobber

6:48pm

Sure, before the snap. But after the snap, defenders would have to keep track of which of the guys going out in pass

dilbert

7:01pm

If you are a defender in zone, and a guy comes into your zone, you shouldn’t

bluesloth

7:02pm

Imagine the chaos of 10 offensive players cross-crossing downfield.

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