Since we have our very own rules expert @CFB_Rules, I thought this would be a good place to ask all of our questions, instead of random places like the game threads, the game ball / goat threads, etc. I'll start with two:
1) Why was the hit on Meyers in Q3 not defenseless? (roughly at the 5 minute to play mark) Could you run a compare / contrast to the penalty on the Pats at the end of the Eagles game?
2) I still don't understand NZI vs. false start. See the call on Mason at 13:30 of the 4th quarter. Cowboys move along the line of scrimmage, one of their DL jumps (might or might not have crossed the LOS), and Mason then jumps. The Cowboys DL was the closest defender and pretty close to Mason - we're not talking several players away here like the example from the Ravens game. Based on what you've explained in the past this should have been NZI, I think. But I am now very confused by the rules.
1) Why was the hit on Meyers in Q3 not defenseless? (roughly at the 5 minute to play mark) Could you run a compare / contrast to the penalty on the Pats at the end of the Eagles game?
2) I still don't understand NZI vs. false start. See the call on Mason at 13:30 of the 4th quarter. Cowboys move along the line of scrimmage, one of their DL jumps (might or might not have crossed the LOS), and Mason then jumps. The Cowboys DL was the closest defender and pretty close to Mason - we're not talking several players away here like the example from the Ravens game. Based on what you've explained in the past this should have been NZI, I think. But I am now very confused by the rules.