Janikowski 61 yard field goal......rule question?

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by docicu3

Link for replay below...

http://nfl.fanhouse.com/team/cleveland-browns

Given that the only time a field goal is made from this distance it is a line drive with low flying trajectory, is it within the rules of the game to put a defender at the cross bar to deflect the ball as it passes.

It seems that this ball cleared by no more than 6-12 inches which for these guys is the equivalent of grabbing the rim of a basket since they are both 10 feet high.

I know you cannot use another players back to hurl yourself over the line of scrimmage but can you block a ball at the point it clears a cross bar and upright.

as far as i know Yes it can be blocked. the same as, if it were short it could be fielded and returned.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

as far as i know Yes it can be blocked. the same as, if it were short it could be fielded and returned.

That would be a trick,wouldn't it!

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

That would be a trick,wouldn't it!

i saw it tried once, a LONG time ago, on a long FG try. i don't remember who it was. i think a tall receiver with a good vertical.
i've also seen a short attempt returned for a TD. caught the defenders "napping"

[docicu3]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

i saw it tried once, a LONG time ago, on a long FG try. i don't remember who it was. i think a tall receiver with a good vertical.
i've also seen a short attempt returned for a TD. caught the defenders "napping"

Can you grab the crossbar and use it to get a better jump which is really what I was asking initially but didn't state the question accurately. So Mangenius actually missed a chance to look smart here as he should have had a defensive back or someone with vertical back at the goal line even if it was the last play of the half

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by docicu3

Can you grab the crossbar and use it to get a better jump which is really what I was asking initially but didn't state the question accurately. So Mangenius actually missed a chance to look smart here as he should have had a defensive back or someone with vertical back at the goal line even if it was the last play of the half

can not grab the crossbar. would be the same a the "pyramid" rule.

anything to keep 3pts off the board. think of the lift that would have been going in to the locker-room.

[Crown@club]

Originally Posted by docicu3

Can you grab the crossbar and use it to get a better jump which is really what I was asking initially but didn't state the question accurately. So Mangenius actually missed a chance to look smart here as he should have had a defensive back or someone with vertical back at the goal line even if it was the last play of the half

You either try hard for the push to block it, since its most likely going to be a line drive, or Mangini should had Cribbs waiting back there just in case it was short.

[MaTH716]

I think you probably have a better chance of knocking a ball over that might be a tad short (going to hit the bar), then to actually knock down or block a ball going over.

[notyep59]

Didn't some team back in the 70's try to sign Andre the Giant just for this reason?? Think it was the Skins.

[witchdoctor]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

I think you probably have a better chance of knocking a ball over that might be a tad short (going to hit the bar), then to actually knock down or block a ball going over.

I remember seeing that as a kid. In think it was the St Louis Cardnials that have someone back on a long FG attpt to try to block it at the crossbar. The player missed timed his jump and knocked the ball thru the uprights.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

That would be a trick,wouldn't it!

Another great moment in Giants history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wuQ9kd_m2A

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Another great moment in Giants history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wuQ9kd_m2A

i didn't remember that. i was thinking, i'd seen it in a college game.