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Football Officiating => General Discussion => Topic started by: TexDoc on September 21, 2011, 03:26:19 PM

Title: Interesting Ending to DIII game
Post by: TexDoc on September 21, 2011, 03:26:19 PM

Why no roughing the kicker on this play?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQX1RPXznL4&feature=player_embedded#! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQX1RPXznL4&feature=player_embedded#!)

Title: Re: Interesting Ending to DIII game
Post by: TXMike on September 21, 2011, 03:38:04 PM

Rule change ?  If he judged the block caused the defender to hit the kicker no foul.

Title: Re: Interesting Ending to DIII game
Post by: BankerRef on September 21, 2011, 04:09:15 PM

New rule maybe but I don't see how he could think that the blocker "caused" the defender's contact with the kicker.  If any contact from a blocker eliminates the possibility of a roughing call then we are going to have problems.  I would interpret the new rule to mean that only when the force of a block moves a player or changes his direction in way that creates contact with the kicker that would not otherwise have occurred should you let the contact go without a foul.

Title: Re: Interesting Ending to DIII game
Post by: fencewire on September 21, 2011, 04:30:35 PM

more discussion

http://www.refstripes.com/forum/index.php?topic=8414.0