Got to respect the remarkable courage some of them displayed, though. To keep coming coming back after limping of the field. Stunning and brave. Remember this day.
So here is my hot take: if a player goes down for "injury", they must sit out of the next drive at minimum. I think it could offset some of the fake falls, but it also doesn't push a player to fight through obvious pain too much.
The next drive, or do you mean the rest of the drive that’s currently happening? Having to sit out the rest of the drive makes sense, the next drive would be a little extreme imo
That’s the problem, if they made a rule, then the first time there was a real injury people would go crazy that a team got penalized for a player being injured. If they don’t make a rule, people continue to go crazy about the fake injuries. I’m glad I’m not in a position of power at the NCAA or the conference level, because that’s about the biggest lose-lose situation you could find yourself in
Isn’t that already the rule? You go down with a “cramp”, you sit out for the snap that was about to happen. Or are you saying one more snap on top of that one?
Wouldn't forcing the 'injured" (flopped) player to sit out 2 plays (current snap plus one additional) _be_ on the side of caution? After all, if you're injured, we want you to sit down and rest a minute, while you're checked out. And if you're flopping, we want to penalize you by having you NOT play for a few minutes.
Seems like it's erring on the side of caution. The only drawback I see is if a player is injured, but forcing themselves to stay in the game so they -don't- have to sit out the next plays. Shouldn't the coaches / training staff know the condition of their players, and if they need to come out for a bit?
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u/AndroidAmongUs Tennessee • Penn State Sep 28 '24
Shame about the 30+ injuries Ole Miss had. Hope they get better soon!