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At the movies with Gene Washington
Before grabbing that first cold beverage and sitting down to watch tonight’s exhibition opener between the New York Jets (with Brett Favre on the sideline) and Cleveland Browns at 7:30, it might be helpful to take a look at this instructive video supplied by the NFL.
Highlighted, among other rules changes and points of emphasis, is the death of the force-out rule. A receiver now must get both feet down regardless of whether or not an official thinks he would have done so without contact.
The only exception — and it’s a tad confusing — is if the receiver is carried out of bounds by the defender. Can’t wait to see the first argument over that one.
The Browns, of course, would have made the playoffs last season if not for a force-out play against the Arizona Cardinals involving Kellen Winslow in the end zone that went against them.
Now at least most of the gray area of that rule has been eliminated.
Anyway, your host for this movie is Gene Washington, who really doesn’t have much else to do in the commissioner’s office except look good in a suit and dole out punishment once in a while.
That would be Gene Washington the former 49er receiver, by the way, not to be confused with the former Vikings receiver of the same name who made a habit of terrorizing the Browns years ago.
Happy viewing.
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By tbill
August 8, 2008 10:00 AM | Link to this
How about a running play into the end zone? No? No, they had the ball on the 5 last night and passed 4 times; lost the game. What? They have zero running game? Can’t make 5 yards in 4 tries? I guess not. Typical Browns football: DUMB!!