Let's talk pass interference. It looks like you can't touch the passer while he's trying to pass unless he's the quarterback, in which case tackling him would be a sack (tee hee). And, you can't touch the receiver when he's trying to catch the ball. I think you can make contact with the receiver as a result of trying to intercept the ball, but you can't, say, grab his arm in order to make him miss the catch. Hadas, does this sound right to you?
An aside: I really love it when they help each other up off the ground -- especially when they help up an opposing team member. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
There was a lot of talk of "boot legging" during the Cowboys v. Redskins game. Any idea what that is?
Do you think there's a different name for interfering with the receiver? I mean it's still part of the pass, but maybe there's a "receiver interference". Are there other kinds of interferences? Excessive celebration interference? I haven't heard of bootlegging. Do you think it has something to do with grabbing someone's leg while they're running?
Posted by: hadas | October 01, 2004 at 03:39 PM
*looks at watch, waits for next post*
*taps foot*
Posted by: Randy | October 09, 2004 at 06:08 PM
I've since heard the term "bootlegging" a bunch of times too. My only guess is that it means running a long distance with the ball. Do you have any new insights into this?
Posted by: hadas | October 17, 2004 at 10:33 AM