Football - Rules, Rules and More Rules

Football is a great game. Watching two teams outhelp the situation any.One of the most confusing
on the football field, offense and defense, is likerules is whether or not a receiver had possession
watching two generals commanding their armies.when catching a pass before going out of bounds.
So many possibilities; play books three inchesTechnically, he's supposed to have both feet in
thick; men the size of trucks; and the stadiumsbounds when he makes the catch. If he catches
filled with people, some of whom had to wait sixthe ball with one foot in and then takes a step
years to get tickets. And with all the excitement,and has the other foot out, it's no catch. But
all the suspense at that last second field goal andwhat it he's pushed out of bounds? Would he
all the great players...There are enough rules in thishave caught the ball with both feet in had he not
game to make you want to pull every last hairbeen pushed? How is that situation handled?Then
out of your head.The typical lay person, theof course there is the matter of actually scoring a
casual football fan and even some of the biggertouchdown. The football has to cross the plain of
fans, probably don't know half the rules of thethe goal line. Now, if the offensive player is on the
game. Yeah, they know the main rules, fourground when he scores, it's pretty easy to tell if
downs to make a first down and things like that,he crossed the goal line. But what if he's on top
but the more complicated rules have many fansof a pile up, four feet off the ground as he's
wondering what is going on half the time. Eventrying to dive in? How do you figure out if he's
the refs can many times be seen standing aroundcrossed the plain?Then of course there is forward
trying to figure out which rule of the game wasmotion when a running back gets tackled. If he
broken, if any at all. And what it more than onegets hit by a 350 pound truck and gets sent
rule was broken? How is that situationhurtling five yards back, where is the ball marked?
settled?Even the rules on contact with a receiverDoes it get marked where the tackler hit him or
are so fuzzy, or not enforced the same by eachwhere he lands? What if he trips? Can he get up
set of refs. Some games will go by and you'll seeand start running again? If he trips and one foot
a receiver get clobbered beyond the five yardgoes out of bounds, can he start running again?So
mark and nothing gets called and then in anothermany questions and we haven't even scratched
game the defender will simply brush up against histhe surface of the surface of all the rules of
sleeve and get called for pass interference. A littlefootball. Yes, this game can really give you a
consistency would be nice. Certainly that doesn'theadache.