Does The End Justify The Means?

So if you want to discourage the faking of injuries, don't allow the 'injured' player back on the field for 4 plays. That would discourage, but not overly penalize, and the league could say they are doing it for safety reasons.

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Originally Posted by Upnorth

So if you want to discourage the faking of injuries, don't allow the 'injured' player back on the field for 4 plays. That would discourage, but not overly penalize, and the league could say they are doing it for safety reasons.

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That's pretty close to what they do now. They get "injured" and are back in about 4 plays. I am not sure it would be much of a deterrent.

I just figured it was the Giants just being the pussys that they are.

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Originally Posted by sharpe1027

That's pretty close to what they do now. They get "injured" and are back in about 4 plays. I am not sure it would be much of a deterrent.

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BUt are they forced out for 4 plays? And if that is not working then make it 6.

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Originally Posted by Upnorth

BUt are they forced out for 4 plays? And if that is not working then make it 6.

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Not forced, but they often do not come back in for a few plays as it stands now. Part of the problem is that if teams are smart, then the guy "injured" is a package guy or part of a rotation (e.g., a dime back, a run-stopping DL, or a coverage LBer) that would not have been back right away regardless of the rule.

Part of me thinks it sucks, but another part doesn't care. Is it so important that the offense get this advantage that we need to make up a bunch of rules? In some ways, the no huddle is a gimmick and I don't really care that much if teams uses fake injuries to counter it. The offense should still be able to move the ball and score.

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Originally Posted by wootah

Just let one of your D-linemen 'trip' and fall on the scrub's ankle. That should do the trick.
BTW, what's with all the soccer hate PB?

It's "the beautiful game", a battle between gentlemen, refined in the 19th century by the highest level of British scholars. :wink:

Lack of fair play will always exist. I coach a soccer team of 12 to 14 year olds & last weekend we were down 1-2 at halftime against an inferior team. Literally from the first minute of the second half, the coach of opposing team was telling his guys to delay the game as much as possible, meaning to wait as long as possible for each throw-in, free kick or corner kick. When the ball went out on the left side of the pitch, he called for the player the furthest away on the right side to slowly walk over and perform the throw-in. It was insane. The game ended 1-2 and they celebrated like they won the world cup.

I'm talking about youth sports at the very lowest level here. How should we be surprised when it happens in a situation where millions of $ are on the line?

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I actually like watching soccer. It would be about fifth on TV sports priorities, but I will watch.

The diving stuff is a distraction, but it doesn't ruin for me. Mostly its joke fodder, as we can see.

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Originally Posted by Scott Campbell

A couple of phantom pass interference calls would clear that right up.

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It would but then the NFL would be the NBA.

JH, you live in Green Bay and you carried a bat in your car?

Jesus...I live in the Atlanta area.

I'd better buy a gun. :-(

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Originally Posted by Fritz

Hey, that's what your mother said to me when I finally untied her!

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Fritz, you bad...really bad. :-)

Maybe it has already come back on the NY Cheaters. Domenik Hixon is out for the year with a torn ACL. He did it on the touchdown catch.

Mark them down for an extra injury time out. This one's legit.

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Originally Posted by Old School

Maybe it has already come back on the NY Cheaters. Domenik Hixon is out for the year with a torn ACL. He did it on the touchdown catch.

Mark them down for an extra injury time out. This one's legit.

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same knee, two years in a row. Uggh! Time for the slot machine!