ejv@drutx.UUCP (VaughnEJ) (11/20/85)
>I also agree that the interference call was very questionable. >According to the revised rules of this year, the defender was doing nothing >wrong. Yet, it is a fairly new change in the rules. I have seen this error >made in other games this year, too, so I can understand it. I don't think >it is a good excuse, but I can understand the confusion. I've heard this from alot of people who don't seem to realize an important part of the revised rules. incidental contact can only happen if the DB is PLAYING THE BALL. In the play refered to by the above the DB was definitely not playing the ball. The play was made by watson who "suckered" the DB into thinking the ball wasn't coming. I don't think there was that much contact. But I think the call was made on the basis that the DB prevented watson from coming back to make the catch. Ed