Can someone please tell me???

[ZachMN]

I am confused, I thought the defender has to turn around and play the ball; on that play to Quarless in the end zone, the defender never turned to face the pass. I feel we get called for ticky tack pi calls so can someone please tell me why it wasn't pi?

[packerbacker1234]

he also has to initiate the contact, which he didn't. He just stood there with his arms up, he didn't initiate any contact with Quarless, and the ball hit him in the head with quarless jumping tad backwords as if the ball was going over his head.

aka, their wasn't really any contact initiated by the defender to draw a flag. You don't have to be looking back at the ball if your not commiting contact.

[Joemailman]

I am confused, I thought the defender has to turn around and play the ball; on that play to Quarless in the end zone, the defender never turned to face the pass. I feel we get called for ticky tack pi calls so can someone please tell me why it wasn't pi?

There has to be contact.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_4778957_nfl-rules-face-guarding.html

[channtheman]

Is it college where if you don't turn around it is a penalty then? I was under the impression there was a penalty called "face guarding" either in college or the NFL. Anyone know?

EDIT: Perhaps I should refresh the page before posting. :oops:

[HarveyWallbangers]

There has to be contact.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_4778957_nfl-rules-face-guarding.html

Which is what I've been trying to say, but other people on here have stated that there doesn't have to be contact. To me, it's seems like common sense that if the defender doesn't contact the receiver, there shouldn't be pass interference. That's just good defense.

[mraynrand]

There has to be contact.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_4778957_nfl-rules-face-guarding.html

Which is what I've been trying to say, but other people on here have stated that there doesn't have to be contact. To me, it's seems like common sense that if the defender doesn't contact the receiver, there shouldn't be pass interference. That's just good defense.

assuming there's no contact

[pbmax]

There has to be contact.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_4778957_nfl-rules-face-guarding.html

Which is what I've been trying to say, but other people on here have stated that there doesn't have to be contact. To me, it's seems like common sense that if the defender doesn't contact the receiver, there shouldn't be pass interference. That's just good defense.

assuming there's no contact
It used to be a face guarding call, but the rules were relaxed a while ago.

[Bretsky]

That's why the receiver has to slow it up and force the contact as he's adjusting to the underthrown ball. With a little bit of contact that gets called every time when the reciever comes back for the ball

[Smidgeon]

That's why the receiver has to slow it up and force the contact as he's adjusting to the underthrown ball. With a little bit of contact that gets called every time when the reciever comes back for the ball

Yep. Just a little inexperience by the receiver...

[Bretsky]

That's why the receiver has to slow it up and force the contact as he's adjusting to the underthrown ball. With a little bit of contact that gets called every time when the reciever comes back for the ball

Yep. Just a little inexperience by the receiver...


That's why as a fourth down call that surprised me

[pbmax]

That's why the receiver has to slow it up and force the contact as he's adjusting to the underthrown ball. With a little bit of contact that gets called every time when the reciever comes back for the ball

Yep. Just a little inexperience by the receiver...


That's why as a fourth down call that surprised me
True. But Rodgers was under pressure and that ball was underthrown as he couldn't step up. A throw to the back corner would have been wide open.