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re: A punt caught by the punting team should be a reception
Posted on 11/23/14 at 3:57 pm to KosmoCramer
Posted on 11/23/14 at 3:57 pm to KosmoCramer
quote:Not if you also have 5 WRs or something off the line. THink about it, if what you said is so, why would punt teams line up 5 WRs wide with today's rules if it would be so easy to run for a 1st?
They could easily run for a first down if you put enough people off the LOS.
Like I said earlier, teams still have to play for the fake punt/pass or run today, how would this change anything?
This post was edited on 11/23/14 at 3:58 pm
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Posted on 11/23/14 at 3:57 pm to KosmoCramer
quote:See, you're coming around Kosmo!
They could easily run for a first down if you put enough people off the LOS.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 3:58 pm to JuiceTerry
quote:
See, you're coming around Kosmo!
Why are you trying to make it easier for the offense to gain a first down?
Posted on 11/23/14 at 3:59 pm to shel311
quote:Precisely. It just adds more things for the return team to have to do in order to gain possession. Namely, don't let the punting team catch the punt.
Like I said earlier, teams still have to play for the fake punt/pass or run today, how would this change anything?
Posted on 11/23/14 at 3:59 pm to shel311
quote:
Not if you also have 5 WRs or something off the line. THink about it, if what you said is so, why would punt teams line up 5 WRs wide with today's rules if it would be so easy to run for a 1st?
Like I said earlier, teams still have to play for the fake punt/pass or run today, how would this change anything?
It just gives them more options and it's fricking retarded.
But I do agree with you. More teams should work on giving the punter a punt/run/pass option it is open often.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 3:59 pm to KosmoCramer
Really only would take one safety return guy.
The gunners on the outside could call a fair catch if it was anywhere near them. Would just require some communication by the return team.
It would take a lot for it to go right for the punting team.
I don't like this as a new rule, but I don't think it would change too much.
The gunners on the outside could call a fair catch if it was anywhere near them. Would just require some communication by the return team.
It would take a lot for it to go right for the punting team.
I don't like this as a new rule, but I don't think it would change too much.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 4:00 pm to JuiceTerry
quote:In fairness, no one would ever try this so it's a moot point.
Precisely. It just adds more things for the return team to have to do in order to gain possession. Namely, don't let the punting team catch the punt.
Like I mentioned, the only time it could come into play with today's game, it wouldn't as guys would just fair catch balls inside the 5, so you'd never see your idea in play
Posted on 11/23/14 at 4:00 pm to KosmoCramer
quote:Why do you think the defense just deserves the ball on an offensive down? Why don't you think the offense should be able to play the ball on an offensive down?
Why are you trying to make it easier for the offense to gain a first down?
Posted on 11/23/14 at 4:01 pm to BayouBengals03
quote:This.
I don't like this as a new rule, but I don't think it would change too much.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 4:02 pm to BayouBengals03
But punting it would give them the best of both worlds.
It's a stupid fricking idea.
Worse than the two stage pass interference rule for intercepted passes, but not by much.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 4:03 pm to JuiceTerry
quote:
Why do you think the defense just deserves the ball on an offensive down? Why don't you think the offense should be able to play the ball on an offensive down?
The frick?
Posted on 11/23/14 at 4:03 pm to KosmoCramer
This thread has devolved until...
Well, you just say Phoebe...
She wins, thread OP idea loses...
It's all gremlins.
Well, you just say Phoebe...
She wins, thread OP idea loses...
It's all gremlins.
This post was edited on 11/23/14 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 11/23/14 at 4:03 pm to KosmoCramer
quote:It wouldn't.
But punting it would give them the best of both worlds.
The world where you catch the punt is 99% failure world, that's not the best of any world when you add in the fact that the punt team would be giving up 20+ yards in field position for that 1% success rate.
No one would try it but maybe once per season for a team, nothing like your assertion to do it every time or whatever.
This post was edited on 11/23/14 at 4:05 pm
Posted on 11/23/14 at 4:03 pm to KosmoCramer
It's a pretty simple question.. 
Posted on 11/23/14 at 4:25 pm to JuiceTerry
There was a similar rule to this in the first decade of the 1900's, but it didn't last long.
It was part of opening up the game, along with legalizing the forward pass.
It was part of opening up the game, along with legalizing the forward pass.
Posted on 11/23/14 at 4:27 pm to FightinTigersDammit
quote:Interesting. They should have kept it. The forward pass seemed to work.
There was a similar rule to this in the first decade of the 1900's, but it didn't last long.
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