someone explain the kickoff election with :01

[t96]

7 minutes ago, toldozer said:

Fair catch at the end of the half or game. Weird rule and I'm not sure why it was ever implemented 

Doesn’t have to be at the end of half or game, can do it at any time after a fair catch.

[TN05]

6 minutes ago, t96 said:

Doesn’t have to be at the end of half or game, can do it at any time after a fair catch.

Any time, although there is no reason to do it outside of that really.

[TbTeRRoR]

I thought we tried this a few years ago on like a 70 yarder..if it wasn't us it was someone pretty sure it was the raiders with Janikowski

 

 

[NC_Scout]

I saw this once before in 1979 with the Redskin’s Mark Mosley.  Have not seen or even heard of it since.  40 years ago.  geesh. 

[JARROD]

2 hours ago, Nesbro1 said:

If you are over 21 and didn't know the rule you really aren't a football fan. 

It's talked about all the time.

John Madden loved that rule 

Inflammatory and also you didn’t know about it. Don’t even try.

[Pejorative Miscreant]

2 hours ago, Nesbro1 said:

If you are over 21 and didn't know the rule you really aren't a football fan. 

It's talked about all the time.

John Madden loved that rule 

[JARROD]

3 minutes ago, Pejorative Miscreant said:

You two are so full of it.

[cookinbrak]

Next up- the drop kick rule.

[Sgt Schultz]

Madden used to talk about it whenever a team was about to receive a punt near the end of a half.  I knew about the rule because of him, but in 50 years of watching the NFL, I never saw it tried, until today. 

It's a pretty no-risk play as long as the kicker can get it out of the end zone.  Like a kickoff, the defense can't block it which is what would be the major risk of a 60+ yard FG.

In the rule book, they call it a Fair Catch Kick.

[JJT]

I can’t believe so many people didn’t know this rule. 

 

It’s been a part of football for as long as I can remember, and I started playing football before face masks were standard equipment. 

[JARROD]

The lack of integrity here is truly telling.

[Sgt Schultz]

10 minutes ago, JJT said:

I can’t believe so many people didn’t know this rule. 

 

It’s been a part of football for as long as I can remember, and I started playing football before face masks were standard equipment. 

Just a guess, but it probably went into the rule book the same time the fair catch did.  The only thing I can say for sure is that was before 1969.  Probably long before 1969.

[bandu]

3 hours ago, Nesbro1 said:

If you are over 21 and didn't know the rule you really aren't a football fan. 

It's talked about all the time.

John Madden loved that rule 

lmao at the fact that John Madden of all people would love that rule

[Pejorative Miscreant]

49 minutes ago, JARROD said:

You two are so full of it.

For the record, my reply gif was 100% sarcasm.  No friggin clue about that rule.