What do you think of the new force out rule this year?

Question

Now a receiver is out of bounds and ruled incomplete if hit in the air and pushed out. What benefit does this serve?

I understand these new rules are to show favor to defenses and that has been needed but this is the only rule I really dont agree with.

Answer 1

I don't like it, and it only benefits the defense.

Answer 2

It's to take out the judgement part of the call.  It's just too hard to tell most of the time.  It should've been taken out years ago.

Answer 3

There are no other rules that assume a player would have done something had it not been for a good play by an opponent.  Why not give a first down if the runner would have made it had he not been forced out of bounds before the line to gain?

I like the change.  I wish high school would implement it as well.

Answer 4

I don't like this rule because now it is basically impossible for a WR to jump and catch a ball along the side lines without it ending up being ruled incomplete because some defender pushed the receiver out.  I think the rule was made just so the refs didn't have to judge between a push out or an incomplete pass when a defender is around a WR who caught a ball and ended up out of bounds.

Answer 5

I dont like it. It isnt the offensive players fault if he gets pushed out of bounds. He cant do much to stop it. I think we are going to see alot of players try to push the receiver out on catches because it is a sure way to keep the pass from being completed. This is a stupid rule and I hope it doesnt stay around for more than a year.

Answer 6

I like it better it makes more sense in my opinion!

Answer 7

I like that they are making the college game and the pro game as similar as they can. In college, they are taught to push people out, and it was hard for people to learn that they can't do that in the pros. I like the rule.

Answer 8

Because the push out rule was a guess.  You really never knew if the reciever would have landed in bounds if he wasn't pushed.  With this knew rule their is no question about it.

I like the rule.  To often there has been a force out call, even though if the reciever wasn't touched there was a good chance he would land out of bounds.

Answer 9

It makes sense.  There's too many advantages for the OFF.  Finally there is a rule that helps out the DEF.

The OFF knows exactly what play they are running, the DEF has to react to that and attempt to stop them.  So why not make those receivers be more precise and keep in bounds?

That's my opinion.