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re: Can you punt out of a non punt formation?
Posted on 10/9/12 at 10:48 am to arrakis
Posted on 10/9/12 at 10:48 am to arrakis
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You are thinking about the NFL....in college everyone can go downfield at the snap.
Here's a variation. Suppose it's 4th and 20. The punter gets the snap and sees an opening to run for the first down. He crosses the LOS and then sees a tackler appear. He decides to punt. Is that legal?
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Posted on 10/9/12 at 11:12 am to Zach
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Here's a variation. Suppose it's 4th and 20. The punter gets the snap and sees an opening to run for the first down. He crosses the LOS and then sees a tackler appear. He decides to punt. Is that legal?
That makes it an Illegal Kick...which is one of the rare fouls that cause the ball to become dead immediately. The penalty is 5 yds from the previous spot and LOD.
Couple of add'l points:
1. His ENTIRE body must be beyond the LOS when he kicks the ball for it to be a foul
2. If, at any time, he carries the ball beyond the LOS, it's an illegal kick. IOW, he can't run a couple of yards beyond and then retreat behind the LOS and kick the ball.
The LOS is paramount on a kick play. If the kick is blocked or goes straight up and never crosses the LOS, the kicking team can pick it up and run, throw a pass, or even kick it again.
This post was edited on 10/9/12 at 11:17 am
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