Take On The Pickett Fake

[twinkie13]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1467304493243150339

 

[twinkie13]

Interested to hear thoughts

 

[survive&advance]

I think you have to rule the qb down in those situations going forward. Defense has no chance to ever defend that play. But, it’d be yet another subjective call for refs to fuck up

 

[Dsn150]

He can’t act surprised when he gets pasted on his next slide-

 

[twinkie13]

He can’t act surprised when he gets pasted on his next slide-

My thought as well. Someone posted down at the spot of the fake -15. Interesting

 

[gps_3]

If you’re going to hamstring the defense, you can’t allow a runner to do that

 

[skanless13]

I don’t know how they legislate it. Players can always excuse it saying they slipped, they changed their mind, etc. hard to legislate intent. I DO think they need to start cutting defenders slack in these situations

 

[s--k]

Take out the slide rule and let the QB get hit

 

[VirginiaCavs]

He can’t act surprised when he gets pasted on his next slide-

Yeah but he'll draw a 15-yard penalty

 

[KJ]

That alone would be worth forgoing the bowl game

 

[Gandolf]

Even the Pittsburgh talk shows are saying that kind of play shouldn't be allowed in the game. Not that they won't relish it for decades and it'll be in the annals as a legendary Pitt play.

 

[2daBank]

it was a pimp ass move but it was also terribly wrong and should never be allowed to happen again on any level.

 

[2daBank]

He can’t act surprised when he gets pasted on his next slide-

no doubt, but of course the player doing the pasting will get tossed from the game. i think it fair to give him a ton of credit for it while at same time recognizing how fucked up it was!! anytime you do something that rules will be made to correct it pretty awesome!! Belichek had to have watched that and been so so impressed! if he had a mobile qb he would be teaching it right now!! lol

 

[M.W.]

Even the Pittsburgh talk shows are saying that kind of play shouldn't be allowed in the game. Not that they won't relish it for decades and it'll be in the annals as a legendary Pitt play.

They need to stop treating a slide as something special.

 

[M.W.]

Take out the slide rule and let the QB get hit

Exactly.

 

[B.A.R.]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1469082973966372864

 

[VirginiaCavs]

I could think of several movements that a ball-carrier could reasonably make, though, that resemble the start of a fake slide

 

[pressitup]

I could think of several movements that a ball-carrier could reasonably make, though, that resemble the start of a fake slide

having never executed a fake, I'll await your review

 

[VirginiaCavs]

having never executed a fake, I'll await your review

If i‘m alive to give it