Question: why is facemasking almost never called on offensive players? Saw a blatant one tonight on a pivotal play.
Is the rule actually different?
Was it a “stiff arm” or a lineman?
Linemen are called for “hands to the face”, but IMO, the facemask of a runner to a tackler is hard to call because it is hard to see, but it is illegal for the runner to grab the facemask, but they can push it, where no one else is allowed to
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I am not watching the game, I am watching Nebraska volleyball
Same rule I think, but violations are often and often overlooked by refs. I recall reading a story that indicated the NFL is looking into the possibility of allowing bench challenges and replays when spotted from the sidelines. Good idea? Your thoughts.
Football played at the Pro level, hard for the refs to notice all of the rule violations. The players are so quick and fast.
It is when the replays are shown after the play, the infractions are easy to spot.
Tonight, they called a horse collar on a defensive player. But qb had hold of the player’s face mask the entire time. Not just fending him off, grasping and holding it.
And in general, I rarely see it called on offensive players. Is stiffarming right into the guy’s face ask allowed? Doesn’t get called.
IMO, the rules and the “interpretations” favor the offense immensely. So not really surprising.
Just remembering this thread. In the Ravens game today, running back basically punched a defender in the face on a long run. No call.
It still doesn’t make sense to me.
Can anyone explain why this is a legal play? They can call it a stiff arm if they want, but if a defender did it, it would be a facemask. If an offensive lineman did it, they’d call it illegal hands to the face.