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Originally Posted by Y2Ant
What did the DBs do to the recievers?
I've never really understood what this 5 yard rule is all about, but IMO it doesn't really take much skill to just flatten the WR before he can catch the ball, if that's what guys were doing before the rule was re-enforced or whatever.
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The rule is, you can make contact w/ a WR w/in 5yds on the line of scrimmage, typically called "bumping" to try and slow down the WR a little, they can also try and tie them up and the same rules for lineman apply (ie, you can grab inside the shoulders) What has happend over the years is players were getting away w/ little bumps and grabs and such down field that weren't being called "let the players play", it speeds up the game.
What happens w/ a team like Indy who has fast WR, when the rule is properly inforced it makes them more difficult because in a case like Harrison he can out run most DB's in the league.
They were talking on TV that the rule was put in, in the 70's and some head league offical said they last time they focused on enforcing it was 1984, which happened to be the same year Marino set his record, so it's interesting that the same thing is happening when Manning broke it. I'm not saying this to take anything away from Manning, it's just an interesting fact.