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Originally Posted by RealSNR
If they keep it in, it’s absolute bullshit that the offense is allowed to push players but the defense isn’t.
They’ll never let the defense match force with force because “that would be dangerous!” so they need to scrap the whole thing.
Either you care about player safety or you don’t, NFL. Pick one
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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
This is where I have landed.
The QB sneak is a legitimate play.
The QB shove with multiple offensive players shoving the ball carrier is not, as the offense gains a significant advantage there (the ability to push from behind) that the defense cannot match.
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Another really good argument I've heard on it is that its impossible to officiate.
You really can't make a forward progress call and determine with any certainty when/where it was stopped. You can't even SEE the ballcarrier most of the time.
The league had it right when they outlawed that 'assistance' stuff and for whatever reason got away from it. I don't get it.