But something has to be done about the epidemic of “faking injuries” on defense to slow down up-tempo offenses.
It was funny for a while....... but it’s just getting to be both ridiculously obvious and waaaaaay to often.
Maybe when a guy is “injured” and requires a time out to get off the field, he has to sit out for X plays (significantly more than 1)? Something like that?
That would not put Refs into a predicament where they have to guess as to whether or not a kid is really hurt....... but could be marketed as a “player safety issue” - since any “injury” requiring assistance should be followed by sufficient time off field to have the player thoroughly evaluated by medical personnel.
It was funny for a while....... but it’s just getting to be both ridiculously obvious and waaaaaay to often.
Maybe when a guy is “injured” and requires a time out to get off the field, he has to sit out for X plays (significantly more than 1)? Something like that?
That would not put Refs into a predicament where they have to guess as to whether or not a kid is really hurt....... but could be marketed as a “player safety issue” - since any “injury” requiring assistance should be followed by sufficient time off field to have the player thoroughly evaluated by medical personnel.