These were challenging
A 4/10 @ A-30. Team A in scrimmage kick formation punts the ball. B17, who is @ B-30 to receive the kick,
(a) gives a valid fair catch signal.
(b) gives an invalid fair catch signal.
(c) gives no signal.
B17 then muffs the kick up into the air while still having an opportunity to complete the catch. After the muff A37 contacts B17 @ B-32 before B17 completes the catch @ B-33 on one knee.
A 2/5 @ B-14 on the left hash. A11 throws a pass to A88. As the pass is in the air, B18 hooks and turns A88
(a) @ B-1 right hash,
(b) @ B-4 right hash,
(c) @ the left side zone in the end zone,
resulting in an incomplete pass.
NAVCOM,
You probably already know - in the first question, there are two different results for the three scenarios presented.
In A), since it was a valid fair catch signal, B17 is protected with the "extended kick catch interference" privilege after the muff. So, A37 is guilty of Kick Catch Interference. Since this is a punt, the 15-yard penalty would be enforced from the spot of the foul, the B-32, so the next down will be B, 1/10, B-47, GC=snap, PC=25. (As a side note, before enforcement of the penalty, the ball belongs to Team B at the spot where B17 first touched the ball, which would seem to the B-30.)
In B), since it was an invalid fair catch signal, there is no extended KCI protection, the contact by A37 is legal, since it occurred after B17 touched the ball (and we have no indication that he violated the 1 yard clear area in front of B17). There is no foul, so the next down will be B, 1/10, B-33, GC=snap, PC=25.
In C), as in B), there is no extended KCI protection, so there is no foul, and the result is the same as B): B, 1/10, B-33, GC=snap, PC=25.
In the second question, there are also two different results for the three scenarios presented.
In A), the previous spot is inside the B-17, and the spot of the foul is beyond the B-2 yard line, so the penalty will be enforced from the previous spot - laterally between the hash marks as well as the yard line, to the 2 yard line, with a first down for A. The next down will be A, 1/G, B-2 (
left hash), GC=snap, PC=25.
In B), the previous spot is inside the B-17, and the spot of the foul is outside the B-2 yard line, so the penalty is a first down at the spot of the foul, both yard line and laterally between the hash marks. So, the next down will be A, 1/G, B-4 (
right hash), GC=snap, PC=25.
In C), as in A), the previous spot is inside the B-17, and the spot of the foul is beyond the B-2 yard line, so the penalty will be enforced from the previous spot - laterally between the hash marks as well as the yard line, to the 2 yard line, with a first down for A. The next down will be A, 1/G, B-2 (
left hash), GC=snap, PC=25.
I have always used the expression, "It's 2:15," to remember the yard line enforcement for DPI. "It's" sorta sounds like "S", for 'spot of the foul;' "2" represents the B-2; and "15" represents the maximum distance penalty for DPI. In other words, the penalty will be enforced at the "spot," the "2," or a full 15 yards -
whichever comes first. Others probably have better "reminders," but that has always worked for me.
Robert