I remember this back in Week 6 of the 1983 season, in a game between the Eagles and Giants at Giants Stadium. The Eagles led 17-13 late in the game. On fourth down, Giants quarterback Scott Brunner broke loose from an Eagle defender and ran for a first down. But then the announcers stated that it was whistled dead because of a new rule, and it was ruled a sack.
The new rule was that the referee can blow the whistle if the quarterback is in the grasp of the defender, to "protect the quarterback." Understandably, Scott Brunner was livid about it. This ended all hope for the Giants in the game, and sent the Giants on a tailspin that would make them 3-12-1 in Bill Parcells' first season. As I wanted the Giants to win that game, it can be said that this horrible rule sneaked up on me.
So the rule was introduced in 1983, and it became perhaps the worst rule in all of professional sports. It did not make the quarterbacks any safer, and the quarterbacks were the ones that hated it the most. It would often be called when the defender merely grabbed the quarterback's ankle. I believe that this rule was altered in 1991, after repeated complaints in Football Digest about it.
I find it interesting to note that Joe Theismann's career-ending injury happened when this rule was in effect.
'WHAT do you use a rule in woodwork for? To ensure cuts/measurements are made correctly and accurately.
push-pull tape rule
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I use sticky clips
Assuming that you don't have access to surveying equipment, one way is to wait until a sunny day and use a 3' rule and a piece of string. Mark a circle on the ground with a radius of 3'. Hold the ruler vertically in the centre of the circle with one end touching the ground. When the shadow of the rule exactly touches the circle, you know the shadow is the same length as the rule. Look for the shadow of the house, place a marker at where the shadow of the top of house ends. Then use a tape measure to measure the distance from the marker to the house. As the rule shadow is the same length as the rule, the house shadow will be the same length as the height of the house.
the 'in the grasp' rule was first out into use in 1979.
The clip that you use to grasp your hair is a lever. You push down on the end with your thumb and the other end rises for you to put your hair into.
Very few people used a slide rule in 2010. Calculators are much easier to use.
Her mom didn't rule Egypt. She was the first king pharaoh because she was strong. She also put is use the trade route and became the constructor of the 18th dynasty. After tutmoses 11 died, tutmoses 111 was too young to rule. She put on the fake beard and ruled as a man and she was good at that.
This is simple. If the sound of the next word begins with a vowel, use an, otherwise use a. If you are speaking of the word "year," us "a." If you are speaking of a particular year, for instance 1982, the above rule applies.
I believe the first rule is to be consistent. However, there was also a rule to write out numbers zero to nine, then use numbers for 10 or above.
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The squirming puppy has escaped my grasp!
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Based on personal accounts as well as online reviews, the Motorola Grasp has an easy to use keyboard. It should be a lot easier to use than your previous touchscreen phone!
I use quotation marks. It's not a hard and fast rule.
they use there talons to grasp and kill the prey