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kickoff rule question

Posted on 8/31/17 at 10:06 am
Posted by bfniii
Member since Nov 2005
17840 posts
Posted on 8/31/17 at 10:06 am
many kickers try to pin the receiver in the corner. i saw this video

strange ruling

if this is the case, it could be big and teams ought to do this to prevent getting pinned down. but apparently, even refs are not on the same page

ref discussion

i wonder if the ncaa differs from the nfl. seems like the nfl would have addressed this loophole but this nfl digest doesn't seem to address it.
Posted by PearlJam
NotBeardEaves
Member since Aug 2014
13908 posts
Posted on 8/31/17 at 10:11 am to
Not clicking the link, but are you talking about stepping out of bounds before reaching in to touch the ball?

If so, good strategy that a player might have the opportunity to execute once every few seasons.
This post was edited on 8/31/17 at 10:12 am
Posted by viceman
Huntsville, AL
Member since Aug 2016
30688 posts
Posted on 8/31/17 at 10:16 am to
I tried to make a gif but Giphy blocks NFL apparently, but here is a link to the youtube video, and it is a stange rule. I am not sure that college rules are the same. I can say without hesitation that I have never seen it in college.
LINK
Posted by BoCam2
Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
3906 posts
Posted on 8/31/17 at 10:17 am to
Seems like they could address it by rolling that situation into the same rule that penalizes a receiver if he touches the ball first after voluntarily going out of bounds.
Posted by PuddinPopPharmacist
Member since May 2017
790 posts
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:18 am to
Ruled as kicked out of bounds.

Posted by Bender the Great
Gadsden
Member since Aug 2017
398 posts
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:19 am to
I think in college it is down at the spot. Like it should be. That was a smart play but it was also a cheap 40 yards.
Posted by OrangeVolMan
Nashville
Member since Aug 2017
4 posts
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:29 am to
I think you are incorrect. If you catch the ball with any part of your body out of bounds on a kickoff I believe it is the same as kicking the ball out of bounds.
Posted by Bender the Great
Gadsden
Member since Aug 2017
398 posts
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:34 am to
quote:

I think you are incorrect. If you catch the ball with any part of your body out of bounds on a kickoff I believe it is the same as kicking the ball out of bounds.


You might be right. It doesn't seem right to me, but I can't recall ever seeing it in college. If you have an example please give a link if you have the time.
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
34027 posts
Posted on 8/31/17 at 11:43 am to
This post was edited on 8/31/17 at 12:08 pm
Posted by bfniii
Member since Nov 2005
17840 posts
Posted on 8/31/17 at 12:24 pm to
quote:

Seems like they could address it by rolling that situation into the same rule that penalizes a receiver if he touches the ball first after voluntarily going out of bounds.
yep. instead of getting pinned down inside the 5, the packers got the ball on the 40. that's huge.

obviously, the "voluntarily" part would be the sticking point. but i guess that's about the same as pass interference. very subjective.
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