rule questions

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000079268/article/jj-watt-loses-nfls-sack-lead-on-statistical-correction?module=HP11_headline_stack

in short jj watt had a sack taken off him because the nfl decided the play he got the sack on was a designed run play.

why is this not a sack surly if he gets to the qb behind the line of scrimmage its a sack.

by the way props to jj that many sacks is tough for a 3-4 d-lineman there no way he should be getting that much penetration

Chardee MacDennis

from Wiki

To be considered a sack the quarterback must intend to throw a forward pass. If the play is designed for the quarterback to rush (run) the ball, any loss is subtracted from the quarterback's rushing total. (and the play is ruled a Tackle-for-loss as opposed to a sack) If the quarterback's intent is not obvious, statisticians use certain criteria, such as the offensive line blocking scheme, to decide. Unique situations where a loss reduces a quarterback's rushing total (not a sack) are "kneel downs" (used to run time off the game clock).

seems silly to me protecting the qb is one thing but if you sack the qb on a run thats impressive

BizzyC

not really, the qb fell over on his way to hand the ball off and JJ ran up and tapped him on the shoulder....