Mark Robin, You bring up an interesting point on Dickerson
The rules and principles are the same for solitaire and competitive. Coaches know that where you stop the board is where the contact is. So if you accidentally go an inch longer than should have, the ball is down at that point. I should have been more cognizant of where the down and distance was.
When I did run it back in slo-mo from another angle, Dickerson did cross over but he was just barely. That's why I got the cameras at 6 different angles for plays like this.
But this is a rule that most people who begin to play Shootout do not understand. In their eyes, the ball should have been stopped where the contact happen. But because we give the switch over to the defensive coach on running plays, they have sole power and authority where to stop the ball carrier. We tell them if they continue to let the ball carrier run after getting hit 10 yards earlier, that's on him. I do not have it in my hand (the switch) so its not my responsibility.
We do this to stop ALL ARGUMENTS about where the ball carrier is downed at. Some people like to use their lack of defensive prowess to blame you when ball carriers are running roughshod over them.
Reginald
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