Intentional Grounding and the Clock
Given that I began paying attention to football once I got to Michigan, I don't grasp some of the nuances of the rulebook. Could someone who has a greater football IQ than me explain why when there is an intentional grounding the clock stops? This is a net advantage for a team in Purdue's position today. They have no time outs and an extra few yards doesn't really matter. So why doesn't the clock continue to tick after that call has been made? I look forward to being smarter after I read your responses. The majority of my football knowledge comes from these boards.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:59 PM ^
Just in case it was real.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:27 PM ^
I thought the same - seems like there should be a time runoff, or at a minimum, the clock should start when the ball is set.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:28 PM ^
It's 10 yards and loss of down. It's a good penalty to get for the other team.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:30 PM ^
I think it's the spot and loss of down. It basically = the sack you should have gotten, except, yeah, the clock doesn't start, which it probably should once the ball is respotted.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:31 PM ^
I should have been more clear in my original post. My argument is that an intentional grounding should be treated as a sack. A loss of down, distance, and the clock runs. Otherwise the offense gains something they wouldn't otherwise have had if they'd gotten sacked.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:31 PM ^
my understanding is the clock should've run and RR argued for it. not sure what happened.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:37 PM ^
Danny Hope flipped shit when he THOUGHT RichRod had lobbied officials for a consistent application of the rules. Can you imagine his reaction if he actually SAW RichRod do so?
November 13th, 2010 at 3:31 PM ^
Ya I thought that there was a 10 second runoff...i dont know what was up with that. Great day for the Defense...who would have thought that? Great job!
November 13th, 2010 at 3:35 PM ^
ah oops! you are correct
November 13th, 2010 at 4:27 PM ^
That's the NFL
November 13th, 2010 at 3:34 PM ^
It is considered a dead ball foul. Clock stops.
Intentional grounding can be better than taking a sack.
Strategy.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:44 PM ^
Wasn't sure of the rule - thought maybe it was still treated as an incomplete pass but apparently not
November 13th, 2010 at 4:25 PM ^
This may be an instance where mulitple rules might apply. The pertinent one in my mind is AR 3-3-2-E-4:
"Starting and stopping the clock;
e. (clock) starts on the referee's signal: For each of the following reasons, the game
clock is stopped. If the next play begins with a snap, the game clock will
start on the referee’s signal:
4. To complete a Penalty"