Rubes Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 I'm assuming Flacco meant if he were running free with no one in his way. Sure, but who knows if any of his teammates understood what he meant? Or even if they could see the one man left to beat and just thought he was running free? Some of these guys aren't too bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 That would have been the highlight of the game for me. Also, imagine instead of getting tackled, Ginn, surprised at being hit "out of nowhere" fumbles the ball when getting hit and it is recovered by the Ravens. They have to award the TD in that situation, but it would have made for some great theater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I wish we would have thought of that during the Homerun Throw Forward. Might have made the replays a bit more tolerable. btw, one of the players on the sideline said to Flacco "why don't you do it?" which is even funnier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 The scenario I think of is one which is a grey area. Imagine Ginn running free. The Ravens know that if they come off the sidelines to tackle him that he'll be awarded a TD. However, what if a Ravens player lunges at him but never makes contact and Ginn instinctively swerves to avoid him? In this hypothetical let's then say that Ginn swerving allows the Ravens pursuing him to catch up and tackle him. What's the ruling then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 The scenario I think of is one which is a grey area. Imagine Ginn running free. The Ravens know that if they come off the sidelines to tackle him that he'll be awarded a TD. However, what if a Ravens player lunges at him but never makes contact and Ginn instinctively swerves to avoid him? In this hypothetical let's then say that Ginn swerving allows the Ravens pursuing him to catch up and tackle him. What's the ruling then? Yeah, I still think it qualifies as a "Palpably Unfair Act", and if the ref believes it had a significant impact on the outcome of the play, he would have the authority to award whatever he sees fit. I think a grayer area would be if Ginn wasn't absolutely "running free" -- that is, that maybe there were one or two Ravens who might make the tackle, but just as easily might not. Say, for instance, that Ginn only has the kicker (or in this case, punter) left to beat for the TD, and someone jumps off the sidelines to tackle him? Does the ref believe the punter was really going to make the tackle to save the Super Bowl win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 The scenario I think of is one which is a grey area. Imagine Ginn running free. The Ravens know that if they come off the sidelines to tackle him that he'll be awarded a TD. However, what if a Ravens player lunges at him but never makes contact and Ginn instinctively swerves to avoid him? In this hypothetical let's then say that Ginn swerving allows the Ravens pursuing him to catch up and tackle him. What's the ruling then? Yeah, I still think it qualifies as a "Palpably Unfair Act", and if the ref believes it had a significant impact on the outcome of the play, he would have the authority to award whatever he sees fit. I think a grayer area would be if Ginn wasn't absolutely "running free" -- that is, that maybe there were one or two Ravens who might make the tackle, but just as easily might not. Say, for instance, that Ginn only has the kicker (or in this case, punter) left to beat for the TD, and someone jumps off the sidelines to tackle him? Does the ref believe the punter was really going to make the tackle to save the Super Bowl win? That's a nice hypothetical too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 That would have been the highlight of the game for me. Also, imagine instead of getting tackled, Ginn, surprised at being hit "out of nowhere" fumbles the ball when getting hit and it is recovered by the Ravens. They have to award the TD in that situation, but it would have made for some great theater. Or how about if the refs didn't award the TD but just a 15 yard penalty, giving the Niners one more play to kick the FG and send the game to OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 If we're into hypotheticals, how about this one. I was watching a game in the last couple years where the fancy mobile ESPN camera that runs along a guide wire directly over the field came crashing down and almost hit a player - - I'm a little hazy on the details, but I think it was a college game. Involving one of the Iowa teams, maybe? Fortunately no one got hurt, and it crashed between plays so it merely delayed the game for a while while they carted off the debris. What if that happens during the last play of a close Super Bowl where the outcome of the final play pre-crash isn't clear, and play is directly affected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavetheBills Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 The sideline tackler could always claim that Ginn Jr. tripped over a newly placed power cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 This is the only incident of that I know of that actually happened in a game: http://www.ricefootball.net/tackle.htm College, not the NFL. One of my high school classmates went on to TCU and did it against the Ducks. Frogs vs Ducks. Could be a cool video game. http://pastebin.com/bbHEtqep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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