The Faked Injury Epidemic

[Chesusdog]

I'm surprised that with the ever-increasing amount of fake injuries each year to get free timeouts that nothing has been done to combat it. You don't want to penalize for injuries, but it's almost always obvious when they do.

Fine the school, require the "injured" player to sit, 15 yard unsportsmanlike penalty, there's gotta be a solution that doesn't endanger actual injured players.

 

[Villagedawg]

I'm surprised that with the ever-increasing amount of fake injuries each year to get free timeouts that nothing has been done to combat it. You don't want to penalize for injuries, but it's almost always obvious when they do.

Fine the school, require the "injured" player to sit, 15 yard unsportsmanlike penalty, there's gotta be a solution that doesn't endanger actual injured players.

It’s awful, but I’m not sure there really is a way to safely tell (legally or otherwise) someone they aren’t injured even when it’s obvious. I imagine the rules committee has thought about the swarm of Mama Justice/Richard Schwartz types that would descend on them the first time someone with an actual injury gets up and plays to avoid the sanction and “exacerbates” the injury.

 

[POTUS]

Pretty simple to fix. Game stopped for injury, player is out for remainder of quarter no matter what.

 

[Howiefeltersnstch]

If he is truly injured he should be seeking medical treatment anyway. At least the quarter. Take him to the locker room

 

[OopsICroomedmypants]

Nothing screams pretentious a s s hole like seeing THE SIP in the end zone and that powder blue laying on the ground faking an injury. They are doing it again after Kentucky just converted a 4th and 8 for about 70 yards. There ought to be one huge referee with giant hands that gets to slap the shi t out of Lane Kiffy every time they do that.

 

[GloryDawg]

Personally, they really can't do anything about it during the game, but all injuries should be reviewed, and if it is determined to be fake the coach should get a one game suspension.

 

[Chesusdog]

Personally, they really can't do anything about it during the game, but all injuries should be reviewed, and if it is determined to be fake the coach should get a one game suspension.

They rarely ever take it upon themselves to do it, usually someone signalling them to dive. And even when there isn't, it's still telegraphed.

 

[patdog]

Simple solution. Game stops because you’re injured, sit out the rest of that drive. Game stops because you’re injured a second time, you’re out the rest of the game. If you’re getting injured that often, it’s for your safety.

 

[Chesusdog]

Nothing screams pretentious a s s hole like seeing THE SIP in the end zone and that powder blue laying on the ground faking an injury. They are doing it again after Kentucky just converted a 4th and 8 for about 70 yards. There ought to be one huge referee with giant hands that gets to slap the shi t out of Lane Kiffy every time they do that.

They had another one earlier in the game where Dart waved for his guy to fall down. I won't pretend like we haven't done similar, but it still needs to be addressed.

 

[GloryDawg]

They rarely ever take it upon themselves to do it, usually someone signalling them to dive. And even when there isn't, it's still telegraphed.

I am pretty sure on the one really obvious one where Dart pointed, and the guy went down was called through his helmet mic from the coach.

 

[ckDOG]

It's a mockery of football at this point. Give the officials discretion to flag that ****.

 

[Muttley]

One of the announcers just said it was a miracle they had run three plays in a row without someone needing medical attention

 

[Chesusdog]

I am pretty sure on the one really obvious one where Dart pointed, and the guy went down was called through his helmet mic from the coach.

Record all coach to helmet mic audio and any suspicious injury should flag an automatic audit. Guilty parties should be punished heavily. If we do it, then we deserve to be penalized too.

 

[preacher_dawg]

I don't see why other teams just do it themselves when they are playing OM.... OK, OK, I know, virtually every other team has more integrity than OM.

 

[OopsICroomedmypants]

During the Egg Bowl we should mock them by having one of our players fake an injury every time they do.

 

[DAWGSANDSAINTS]

Pretty simple to fix. Game stopped for injury, player is out for remainder of quarter no matter what.

Not sure about that extreme bc some are actually injuries but when a player is standing and all of a sudden falls down, absolutely make him sit 15 minutes of game time.
ANY injury or fake injury, your out 5 minutes of game time.

 

[PhredPhantom]

When a player goes down and stops game play, the opposing team's coach (or one of the team captains currently on the field) should be able to designate one other player of their choice on the "injured" player's team to *also* be required to sit out the next play. After that play, everything goes back to normal. That would cut down on fake injuries.

 

[POTUS]

If they are actually injured, sitting the quarter isn’t a punishment. It’s a safety measure.