Quote Originally Posted by confucius say View Post
Why do defenses not hit the ground with a cramp or fatigue after every play? The rules explicitly allow for it, and defenses do it every so often (especially in the red zone), so why would a defense not do it after every play? It would end offenses premised on tempo.
After the first 'flop,' EVERYONE knows what's going on.

It's cheating! And, it only slows down the offense for a short time while they drag the flopper's ass off the field!

Rule is designed to prevent real injury. Hopefully, teams that try this only get away with it once!