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From: woods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: NFL Rule Changes
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Date: Tue, 13-Dec-83 02:24:16 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 13 02:24:16 1983
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>   With that rule change pass interference will become a frequent
>   DELIBERATE foul.  No, that change is bad news.
 
   "houxz!halle1" didn't read the entire explanation of the USFL rule. If the
foul is deliberate, the rule is the same as the NFL. The only thing wrong with
this rule, again as I said in the original article, is that it is yet another
judgment call on the part of the officials whether it was deliberate or not.
I think this is far superior to awarding 50 yard gains for accidental bumps,
which is becoming typical in the NFL these days.

	       Greg "Broncomaniac" Woods

P.S. Speaking of Broncomania, I got to go to the game yesterday. In the
third quarter we were yelling for Kubiak (backup QB who came in for the
first time against Seattle and had a great game when Elway had the flu),
and Elway really showed us something, he *can* come through under pressure!
I still can't believe it! That place was crazier than a rock concert in
the 4th quarter! "Miracle John" finally does it! The Broncos *will* kick
butt! Mark my words. Now that they almost have an offense at last....

(In case anyone was on Mars on Sunday, the Broncs were down 19-0 with 7:30
left, and Elway came back with 3 straight long drives for TD's, the last 
on a 4th and 2 with 40 seconds left)
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