OT: Anybody see this? Field goal is blocked, kicker makes it on 2nd try.
- Thread starter Smashcat
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I think you can drop kick anywhere anytime. That rebound off the ground effectively creates a dk imo.
Oh yes, insane.
Oh yes, insane.
No. Not in kicking set, open play. Just like a rugby punter.
They claim it's illegal because of this:
"A ball that is not in a player’s possession is a loose ball: in-flight forward passes, fumbles, kicks, and backward passes are all loose balls."
But that ball was none of these. It was a blocked kick.
"A ball that is not in a player’s possession is a loose ball: in-flight forward passes, fumbles, kicks, and backward passes are all loose balls."
But that ball was none of these. It was a blocked kick.
It's still the kicking teams possession until the defending team takes over possession. Like a fumble out of bounds. The team that fumbles gets the balk back if defense doesn't gain possession. Kicking team technically still had possession so it's a good kick.
The most similar thing I've seen to this is when a quarterback attempted a pass but the ball was batted back to him and he attempted to throw again, it was ruled an illegal forward pass. Not really sure how it applies to kicking tough.
Interesting take, and since the ball was behind the line of scrimmage then the kick attempt is good regardless if the player actually held the ball in his possession before dropping it to the ground to kick it....I can go with that.
Dave
