E Hobbs getting some love

Cyphor · 01-21-2007, 10:06 PM

Wow! that was an amazing throw by Manning, and that near fumble...sheesh this is an amazing game!

Blandboy · 01-21-2007, 10:12 PM

Need a big Hobbs return now!

Blandboy · 01-21-2007, 10:14 PM

"Hobbs had been a difference maker in this game so far..." More love for our man Ellis B Hobbs III.

Blandboy · 01-21-2007, 10:16 PM

Brady making a play for the game...

Blandboy · 01-21-2007, 10:17 PM

Damn...Colts and Bears...I'm going ice fishing on February 4...

JHudd · 01-21-2007, 10:30 PM

It would be nice to have Hobbs in the game on the 4th.......BUT.....Maybe, just maybe I can quit hearing about how P. Manning can't ever win/get to the big game. That is a story that needs to quit being told every second of every NFL segment.

madcityCY · 01-21-2007, 10:32 PM

guess we'll have to wait till this fall to see his excellent cover defense again.

StLouisClone · 01-21-2007, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by seneca4MVP

You are incorrect. Rules state that you cannot face guard

I don't know. I see it all the time in college and it's not called. Maybe there is a college referee among us that can clarify things.

Drew21 · 01-21-2007, 10:48 PM

You will forgive me for not taking your word for it, as I would like a rule book link or something that tells me.

A-town Cy · 01-21-2007, 11:04 PM

Manning just said in his news conference "It was scary watching those kickoffs, it wasn't fun watching Hobbs run down the field"

6 returns for 220 yards, not bad Hobbs!

SeattleClone · 01-21-2007, 11:29 PM

On the replay of Hobbs' big 3rd quarter return on SportsCenter they said "...the former Iowa State Cyclone..." Thanks for the pub Ellis!

cmoore_23 · 01-22-2007, 12:25 AM

Originally Posted by wonkadog

No, it's a rule throughout football, high school included. I didn't mean to come off as a ***** but I've seen this called plenty of times this year in college and the NFL.

bull its not a rule in high school i did it all the time

Stumpy · 01-22-2007, 12:28 AM

Okay, I've scanned the rulebook and here's all that I've found:

"Rule 7, Section 3, Article 8-a: A Team B player, defending against a legal forward pass beyond the neutral zone, has his back to the ball and is waving his arms in the face of an eligible player of Team A, who, in his attempt to catch the pass, bumps into the Team B player. RULING: Pass interference by the Team B player, first down. He was not making a bona fide attempt to catch or bat the pass."

This makes it seem as though face-guarding is legal as long as the players do not make contact (even if the receiver reaches out to catch the ball and bumps the defender it's defensive pass interference). If a player face-guards and they don't make any contact whatsoever I think it would be entirely legal.

Edit: This is the NCAA rulebook, I'm trying to resolve the college question.

PolkCityClone · 01-22-2007, 12:29 AM

Gotta love the tenacity of the Bears. If Mean Gene can get our team to play with that grit and desire, we will be a really good team.

cmoore_23 · 01-22-2007, 12:32 AM

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Okay, I've scanned the rulebook and here's all that I've found:

"Rule 7, Section 3, Article 8-a: A Team B player, defending against a legal forward pass beyond the neutral zone, has his back to the ball and is waving his arms in the face of an eligible player of Team A, who, in his attempt to catch the pass, bumps into the Team B player. RULING: Pass interference by the Team B player, first down. He was not making a bona fide attempt to catch or bat the pass."

This makes it seem as though face-guarding is legal as long as the players do not make contact (even if the receiver reaches out to catch the ball and bumps the defender it's defensive pass interference). If a player face-guards and they don't make any contact whatsoever I think it would be entirely legal.

ya, but the other thing is really he did go after the ball, because as a DB u look to see where the WR arms are, sooooo u can bat the ball down..not matter what its a dumb rule