newusernamebcimdumb t1_iy28pv8 wrote on November 28, 2022 at 4:38 AM

Reply to comment by Seared_Gibets in ELI5 in football, why can't the offense hand the ball to a very light person, and hammer throw them toward the line of scrimmage repeatedly? by adunndevster

How far do they figure a person can be thrown and at what kind of launch angle? The defense will kill that man. Even if the person could get thrown decently far, how often will that weak person fumble the ball when they get railed by the defense?

Theoretically, what OP is proposing is legal. But there’s a reason why we don’t see it happen.

newusernamebcimdumb t1_iy27rhg wrote on November 28, 2022 at 4:30 AM

Reply to ELI5 in football, why can't the offense hand the ball to a very light person, and hammer throw them toward the line of scrimmage repeatedly? by adunndevster

There are 11 very large men on the other team trying to stop that from happening. The defensive line and linebackers would rock that small person into next year.