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Thread: OT-- oh Goddell, really?
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12-07-2012, 06:32 PM #50Hyperbolic curmudgeometer
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Re: OT-- oh Goddell, really?
If you went to the 4th-&-15/20 punt-or-try change-of-possession scenario, there should be no onside-kick provision, & as in a regular punt the ball should not be live until touched by the receiving team. Dunno about current ball-kicked-off-out-of-bounds rules--you might want to keep those to increase the probability of a returnable kick.
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12-07-2012, 06:36 PM #51Veteran Poster
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Re: OT-- oh Goddell, really?
Well, as is being debated by others, there is no difference between a normal punt or try a 4th and 15 in terms of options. They are both the same as a normal 4th and 15; you can go for it or regular punt.
As for free kick "punt" after a safety, etc, that actually is a live ball (when kicked after a safety), but it can be fair caught just like a kickoff that does not first bounce off the ground. Not sure what people are talking about in some instances they are saying "punt" here.
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12-08-2012, 03:19 PM #52
Re: OT-- oh Goddell, really?
Under Goodell's proposal, the punt would be a play from scrimmage, not a free kick. If your "Why not move to punts period" isn't describing a play from scrimmage, then you're describing a free kick, as in after a safety. Nobody's going to run a fake off a free kick to try to gain 15 yards. Maybe it would help if you'd be more specific about your "punt" scenario, since you don't seem to be talking about the same procedure as most of us.
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