Alligatorjandro
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Packers vs Seahawks in the wildcard
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Packers vs Seahawks in the wildcard
Nemesis121
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PI away from the play lol..
weekend_warrior
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bollocks.
TheKaeptain
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hahahahahaha stepped on the line.
The Frankman
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What?
WesternHeretic
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God damn this Cardinal team stinks. How on earth were they 4-0 again?
The_Darkest_Red
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Miami Dolphins football ladies and gentlemen!
Yeah I was unsure on the rule but I thought it was down once it was touched (or at least possessed). Apparently not?
weekend_warrior
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What the fuck? He touches the ball at the 3 and because he walks into the endzone it's a touchback??? What kind of stupid rule is that?!!
ActStriker
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Sproles down
weekend_warrior
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I've NEVER heard anything like that before.
Serious. That makes no sense. So from now on will guys just recover punts and walk to the inch line and the offense gets the ball there??
The Frankman
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ummmm, this rule is standard. You're still controlling the ball.
I mean unless what you're describing is different from what I'm thinking. Did he down it but while downing it his momentum carried him into the end zone?
TheDrizzlerJ11
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The rule makes no fucking sense. Not too mention that the ref called him down on the one, then he flipped the ball at the ref, then the ref calls touchback.
...Corran Horn
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Punter shove lol
The_Darkest_Red
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Regardless, Brandon Fields is the Dolphins MVP for the second straight year.
I don't think your momentum can carry yourself. E.g you can't sprint, catch a punt, tap your toes, then run into the end zone to down a punt.
Ninja Scooter
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lol Dolphins player gets punked by his Punter live on national television.
Me neither, but if they want to gift us 20 yards, I'm fine with it.
:jnc that dolphin tackling
TheDrizzlerJ11
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THIS GAME MAKES NO FUCKING SENSE.
Fields making a run at JPouts title.
Fields making a run at JPouts title.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Do you guys seriously not know the rule?
If a member of the kicking team attempting to down the ball on or inside opponents 5-yard line carries the ball into the end zone, it is a touchback.
If a member of the kicking team attempting to down the ball on or inside opponents 5-yard line carries the ball into the end zone, it is a touchback.
Didn't see the play since I have the Giants on, but the rule is the ball is placed where it is first touched OR wherever it ends up, whichever is better for the receiving team. Walking it down to the one is legal, but wouldn't matter because they would place it wherever it was first touched instead.
That's why if the other team touches the ball, the punt returner should pick it up and try to run. Even if the ball is FUMBLED, the ball can be spotted where it was touched.
He took possession if the ball at the three yard line then just walked forward preening. If that's how the rule is, then the punt team should always just walk the ball to the one no matter where they recover it and that's where it should be spotted.
Whats wrong with that? Ill be relaxing at home.
Huh, well you learn something new every day.
No, the benefit goes to the receiving team in your situation.
The rule isn't that you need to stand still, just stay the fuck out of the endzone. The ball is downed at the point of first contact by the kicking team, but if you waltz your fat ass into the endzone afterwards, it will count as a touchback. This has been the rule forever. That was some amateur hour bullshit, and Fields deserved to yell at that guy. Punter or not, that was a mistake you don't even make in high school. PEACE.
No one is saying it was called wrong. We're saying its a dumb rule. Ball should be spotted where the covering team takes possession, not where they walk it to. The rule adds unneeded complexity to a simple play.
SO GLAD I PICKED PANTHERS
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Yeah for sure its a stupid rule but its been around forever. Every player on a NFL punt team should know the rule though. No idea what the fuck that dude was thinking.
I always thought it was possession personally. Guess I've never seen someone just walk forward upon recovery!
You get the ball at the point the ball was touched, not where it stops. If the ball subsequently goes in the end zone, it's a touch back. It's always been this way.
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