Originally posted by pitseleh:
I remember a replay of an incomplete pass showing how "physical" the dbs were. The announcers said that's perfectly legal since its within 5 yards. The contact was at the first down marker.... it was 1st and 10....
Yep, Mayock kept bragging about how physical which they are but at the same time didn't realize or mention that it was past the 5 yards. If every DB could do that after 5 yards it would be much tougher to throw and rac up passing yards. That's how it was in the past. It's a rule that favored offense. You use to be able to be physical down field, no it's a penalty although they missed a lot of them.