He slid short

[johnnyfever]

Down where qb starts to give self up ONLY ON FEET FIRST SLIDE. Can dive forward, standard downing body parts and football position apply. They got the first by correct ruling.

 

[Seahawks Guy]

I saw the dust in the turf flying for at least a yard

I interpret that as a slide not a dive but I’m not the official, I’m a Homer

Bad call IMO

It's not a slide unless it's feet first.

 

[JPatera76]

Think of all the times a QB has dove for a TD. They don't call him down when he starts his dive. The QB is only down when he gives himself up if he slides feet first.

right,.. but i guess whre most are confused is.. before he even made it look like a dive.. dude started a slide.

 

[Followthelegion]

I thought any act considered to be giving yourself up means you are down when you begin that act.

apparently the rules are now that you are down when your knee its the ground?

 

[bigskydoc]

Think of all the times a QB has dove for a TD. They don't call him down when he starts his dive. The QB is only down when he gives himself up if he slides feet first.

That’s fine, but then he isn’t down as he hasn’t been contacted.

 

[Torc]

You guys are right. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...treat-head-first-dives-like-feet-first-slides


“A quarterback does not have to slide feet first to be considered to be giving himself up,” the league’s online rules say. “Regardless whether the slide is feet first or head first, as long as he gives himself up, he should receive the protections afforded to him as a player in a defenseless posture.”

 

[pmedic920]

It's not a slide unless it's feet first.

Evidently you are correct

 

[JustTheTip]

He started feet first and turned sideways going down. Guaranteed if he had been hit before the line to gain it would have been a15 yard penalty. If you want to protect the quarterbacks like that you can't have it both ways. If it looks anything like a feet first slide at the beginning, then you have to treat it like a feet first slide no matter how it ends up.

 

[pmedic920]

You guys are right. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...treat-head-first-dives-like-feet-first-slides


“A quarterback does not have to slide feet first to be considered to be giving himself up,” the league’s online rules say. “Regardless whether the slide is feet first or head first, as long as he gives himself up, he should receive the protections afforded to him as a player in a defenseless posture.”

So they got it wrong BY RULE?

 

[Seahawks Guy]

Evidently you are correct

Or not per Torcs post above lol

 

[pmedic920]

Or not per Torcs post above lol

Right

Seems by rule it was a bad call