You make the call for football ref

[my2cents]

#1. Team A kicking off to team B from team A 40. Team A kicks ball high and short, ball caught in air by team A at team B 38 yard line (so ball went 22 yards) and ran in for TD.

 

#2. Exact same thing except when team A catches ball at team B 42 (ball went 18 yards) he is tackled by team B.

 

What are the correct calls on each?

[BLUEMOM]

1. If the ball did not touch the ground or touch an R player first, then you have kick catch interference. No TD. R has 3 choices: replay the down, 15 yard penalty then rekick from 25 yard line of K or accept the ball at the spot of the foul.

 

2. Same choices as above.

 

K can never advance the kick unless possessed by R first to end the kick.

[my2cents]

1. If the ball did not touch the ground or touch an R player first, then you have kick catch interference. No TD. R has 3 choices: replay the down, 15 yard penalty then rekick from 25 yard line of K or accept the ball at the spot of the foul.

 

2. Same choices as above.

 

K can never advance the kick unless possessed by R first to end the kick.

 

In game #1 refs gave ball to team A at team B 38 yard line (all the complaining in the world did no good LOL).

 

In game #2 refs gave ball to team B at team B 42 yard line.

[riverdaleman]

in scenario 1 they made the correct callit is a free live ball...

i do not understand the problem with scenario 2 unless it was a fair catch signal the you couldnt hit him

[my2cents]

in scenario 1 they made the correct callit is a free live ball...

i do not understand the problem with scenario 2 unless it was a fair catch signal the you couldnt hit him

#1 There is more to a kickoff than going 10 yards to make it a free live ball.

 

On #2 it was also caught by kicking team in the air after going 18 yards, he was just tackled right away.

[BLUEMOM]

Rule 6-5-6 (pg. 56) states:

 

"While any free kick is in flight, in or beyond the neutral zone (10 yds)to the receivers goal line, k shall NOT: a) touch the ball or R, unless blocked into the ball or R, or to ward a blocker obstruct R's path to the ball. This is regardless of whether a fair catch signal is given."

 

Penalty: 15 yards or may accept a 15 yard penalty from previous spot and replay down or choose to accept an awarded fair catch at the spot of the foul

 

Sounds as if the call was missed based on the info given in #1.

 

#2 sounds like a correct call

[footballref]

#1. Team A kicking off to team B from team A 40. Team A kicks ball high and short, ball caught in air by team A at team B 38 yard line (so ball went 22 yards) and ran in for TD.

 

#2. Exact same thing except when team A catches ball at team B 42 (ball went 18 yards) he is tackled by team B.

 

What are the correct calls on each?

#1 is kick catch interference. B can take the ball as an awarded fair catch where team A caught it or they can back team A up 15 yards and have them kick off again.

 

#2 Kick catch interference again...same options

 

Both of these are KCI. Unless the ball has hit the ground and there was no B player there to catch the ball. If they were pooch kicks, which never hit the ground...then they are both KCI.

 

For A to get the ball in either scenario the ball has to hit the ground AND go 10 yards, or B touch the ball first. Even if both of these happen A cannot advance once they get possession. In order for A to advance, B would have to have possession and then fumble.

Edited November 8, 2010 by footballref