linksfiend Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Here's the text: Rule 11 Scoring Section 2 Touchdown Article 1 Touchdown Plays. A touchdown is scored when: © a ball in player possession touches the pylon, provided that, after contact by an opponent, no part of the player’s body, except his hands or feet, struck the ground before the ball touched the pylon Now - pylons are square and are placed outside the boundary lines. So today's play where EJ hit the front face of the pylon with the nose of the ball would mean the ball is out of bounds according to the laws of geometry, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 The goal line extends to out of bounds where the pylons are, so given the rule, it's a TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp14150 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Pylons do not operate like the foul pole in baseball. the pylons are there more as a visual aid for officials to see if the player is in the endzone. the line continuous to the out of bounds area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 As well as vertically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linksfiend Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 So what happens if a receiver catches a ball, gets one foot down and his second foot kicks the pylon off its' mooring then lands over the boundry line but in the footprint of the pylon (on top of the mooring)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 So what happens if a receiver catches a ball, gets one foot down and his second foot kicks the pylon off its' mooring then lands over the boundry line but in the footprint of the pylon (on top of the mooring)? he didn't establish himself in bounds. It's different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 So what happens if a receiver catches a ball, gets one foot down and his second foot kicks the pylon off its' mooring then lands over the boundry line but in the footprint of the pylon (on top of the mooring)? Easy. He's out of bounds. The rule refers to the BALL touching the pylon, not a foot. The feet have to come down inbounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpan Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Think of it like this, If you are tip-toeing down the right sideline, with the ball in your right hand, the ball is actually out of bounds on a vertical plane. However, the runner is not called down, he is allowed to advance the ball. If the runner then runs into the end zone, it is a TD. Its the same concept. Because Manuel's feet/any other body part were still in the field of play, the ball can still be advanced even though, on a vertical plane, it is out of bounds. This happens with catches all the time (players reaching for balls and tip-toeing the goal line. The only time this is not true is when spotting a punt. The pylon simply marks the goal line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkwwjd Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Does anyone know when they shifted the understanding of the goaline from a 'vertical plane extending forever in each direction' to you must get the ball into the end zone within the boundaries? That was always the description I remember being talked about when I was younger ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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