nicholas Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I was at the game Sunday, so I didn't get teh luxury of replays. To me it looked like the kicker stepped just in front of the ball with his plant foot and then kicked straight down on the ball with the kicking foot (and the ball then went off of his plant foot). If so isn't he offsides? Or an illegal touch (with the plant foot) before 10 yards? Can anyone out there isolate this play and post the video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I don't think it matters at this point. Just take the W. IF you wanna gripe about something, join me in saying how much of a punk Neil Rackers is for picking a fight, and then not getting any detriment to his team for it. Then a Cardinals player happens to take out a ref. If it was Carlos and any of our players who did that, they'd get ejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winning Season Please! Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I was at the game Sunday, so I didn't get teh luxury of replays. To me it looked like the kicker stepped just in front of the ball with his plant foot and then kicked straight down on the ball with the kicking foot (and the ball then went off of his plant foot). If so isn't he offsides? Or an illegal touch (with the plant foot) before 10 yards? Can anyone out there isolate this play and post the video? In that case when the wind kept knocking the ball off the tee, the guy that ended up kneeling and holding it up was offsides.:doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwasm Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I was at the game Sunday, so I didn't get teh luxury of replays. To me it looked like the kicker stepped just in front of the ball with his plant foot and then kicked straight down on the ball with the kicking foot (and the ball then went off of his plant foot). If so isn't he offsides? Or an illegal touch (with the plant foot) before 10 yards? Can anyone out there isolate this play and post the video? Shawn Suisham tends to do that and, by rule, it's offsides. I think a better question is why our guys appeared to be standing around watching the ball, instead of going up after it like the Cardinals players did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAFGA Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 A) What difference does it make After seeing the Buffalo/Dallas game, why in the world would the Redskins let the Cardinals copy the same gameplan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholas Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 Just looking for clarification on the rules...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jofizz Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 PS: We won the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da#1skinsfan Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Just looking for clarification on the rules...... seriously...man people are so quick to hate on here. youre not alone dude, im curious too. Id like to know a)if he did and if its legal. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholas Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 seriously...man people are so quick to hate on here.youre not alone dude, im curious too. Id like to know a)if he did and if its legal. Thanks. Thanks da#1... that's why I have so few posts here.... way quick to hate. Just what I thought was a decent question someone here on ES may have some insight on.... HTTR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I don't think it matters at this point. Just take the W. IF you wanna gripe about something, join me in saying how much of a punk Neil Rackers is for picking a fight, and then not getting any detriment to his team for it. Then a Cardinals player happens to take out a ref. If it was Carlos and any of our players who did that, they'd get ejected. Agreed. **** Neil Rackers he's a classless piece of ****. He deserved an ass-kicking for grabbing Carlos' facemask like he did. And I agree if Carlos or Taylor or one of our guys did that, they'd be ejected from the game. **** Neil Rackers **** him in his stupid ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I can't tell. I think if they called it the other way. they could argue that while the play was 10 yards, he reached about a yard and brought the ball in. So, it was offsides. But, whatever. It was really close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviedude25 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Who cares we won Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 http://www.supernfl.com/NFLRules.html Offside: A player is offside when any part of his body is beyond his scrimmage or free kick line when the ball is snapped or kicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoot Point Really Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Who cares we won Obviously, the OP does... don't be a jackass. Jerry Markbreit Answered this on "ChicagoSports.com"... I googled it, so I don't feel responsible if the answer is incorrect. Jerry: Can a kicker be offsides on a kickoff? Near the end of this weekend's Packers-Vikings game, the Packers attempted an onside kick during which the (right-footed) kicker approached the ball from the left at an angle almost parallel to the 30-yard line. Before touching the ball, he planted his left foot across the 30-yard line. Isn't that offsides? -- Matt M., Evanston Here is the rule regarding offsides on the kickoff. After the referee's whistle, prior to a free kick, all kicking team players must be inbounds and behind the ball when it is kicked. The holder of the kick, if he is necessary, may be beyond the line. The kicker may be beyond the line, with his plant foot, but his kicking foot may not be beyond the line until the ball is actually kicked. What you describe is perfectly legal. His plant foot was beyond the line, but his kicking foot was not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarb Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I have never seen or heard of a kicker being called offsides on a kickoff. Most of the time the kicker's plant-foot is on the line. I'd venture to say that a kicker cannot be offsides on a kickoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarb Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I have never seen or heard of a kicker being called offsides on a kickoff. Most of the time the kicker's plant-foot is on the line. I'd venture to say that a kicker cannot be offsides on a kickoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Shot Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 While we're on the note of kicking/special teams, we saw on Sunday why blocking kicks can be so important. If we hadn't blocked it, they would've ended up tying the game up at 21-21 and the game would've gone to overtime. Because we blocked it, they were forced to go for 2 and we were able to stop it. Such a small play, such a big impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Shot Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 While we're on the note of kicking/special teams, we saw on Sunday why blocking kicks can be so important. If we hadn't blocked it, they would've ended up tying the game up at 21-21 and the game would've gone to overtime. Because we blocked it, they were forced to go for 2 and we were able to stop it. Such a small play, such a big impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeast Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I got another question...Before the two point conversion started we had 21 seconds left on the clock. After that play, AND the onside kick, there was 20 seconds on the clock, wtf? Any thoughts, or insights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeast Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I got another question...Before the two point conversion started we had 21 seconds left on the clock. After that play, AND the onside kick, there was 20 seconds on the clock, wtf? Any thoughts, or insights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoot Point Really Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I got another question...Before the two point conversion started we had 21 seconds left on the clock. After that play, AND the onside kick, there was 20 seconds on the clock, wtf? Any thoughts, or insights? On kickoff, clock doesn't start until ball is touched (after the kick)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoot Point Really Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I got another question...Before the two point conversion started we had 21 seconds left on the clock. After that play, AND the onside kick, there was 20 seconds on the clock, wtf? Any thoughts, or insights? On kickoff, clock doesn't start until ball is touched (after the kick)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dondrae474 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Thanks for the clarification Smoot Point. Your willingness to answer the question is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dondrae474 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Thanks for the clarification Smoot Point. Your willingness to answer the question is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwasm Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Agreed. **** Neil Rackers he's a classless piece of ****. He deserved an ass-kicking for grabbing Carlos' facemask like he did. And I agree if Carlos or Taylor or one of our guys did that, they'd be ejected from the game. **** Neil Rackers **** him in his stupid ass. Look at it like this. Lady Karma did her job as Mr. Rackers missed the potential game-winning field goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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