The first rule that I want to discuss is out of bounds hits. Late Hits are annoying to me in general. Some players are clearly hit when they are out of bounds and play has stopped. Most of the time, I feel that defensive players are penalized for playing hard during hard play. Here are my thoughts on late hits out of bounds:
The call on out of bounds drives me nuts. How many times do they show a replay and a player is hit just as they step out on the white line. Even worse, when the player hasn't even stepped out yet. Offensive players are allowed to try and fake going out of bounds, then pull up in time to run forward another 2 or 3 yards. Sometimes they will break it down the field for a large pick-up. I don't think that you can have it both ways. You either allow players to get hit, and potentially hit hard, near the sideline or you penalize players you appear to be running out of bounds then turn up field for a couple of more yards. It is very annoying to watch football when the offense and defense are help to different standards.
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