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John1956PA

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3. The spiking rule has also dismayed me, since it does not seem to logical.

Reply to Alpeduez21 (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2023, 10:46 PM

Sep 2023

If a quarterback throws a pass out to an area of the field where no one is in position to catch it, and the pass occurs at a point in the game when the offense needs to conserve time on the clock, that pass is considered to be "intentional grounding." However, the rule book gives the quarterback the option to stop the clock shortly after the snap by spiking, which otherwise looks to be the same as intentional grounding.

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For the life of me I will never understand why spike the ball [View all] Alpeduez21 Sep 2023 OP

It's in the rule book. Write the commissioner... Wounded Bear Sep 2023 #1

They used to have to Sail it out of bounds over a wr head JT45242 Sep 2023 #2

The spiking rule has also dismayed me, since it does not seem to logical. John1956PA Sep 2023 #3

The officials hardly ever call intentional grounding even when it seems obvious MichMan Sep 2023 #4

That and the 'taunting' penalty Blue Owl Sep 2023 #5

Grounding is to avoid a loss of yardage with a throw away pass, spiking is to stop the clock elias7 Oct 2023 #6

What if the QB Rebl2 Oct 2023 #7

No that would end up being a tackle Alpeduez21 Oct 2023 #8