djvh@drutx.UUCP (VanHandelDJ) (12/22/84)
Your idea of a line drive punt on 4th down inside the 50yd line seems like a good idea. Many punters continually kick the ball into the end zone for a touchback in this situation. Your idea might create some turnovers, and there is a good chance of the punt squibbing inside the 20 and being downed there. A turnover, as your BONUS question asked, would stop the clock because of change of possession. As soon as a punt or FG attempt crosses the line of scrimmage (even if blocked) it is a change of possession. Here is another one: With time running out, would it work for an offensive player to spike the ball if he cannot get out of bounds. This would stop the clock momentarily, enabling the players to line up, and delay of game is only a 5 yard penalty. This is a strange idea, is there any reason it couldn't be applied?
ables@cyb-eng.UUCP (King Ables) (12/26/84)
[..counting not to 2 neither to 4, but to 3. the number of the count shall be 3 and 3 is to be the number thee shalt count...] > Here is another one: > > With time running out, would it work for an offensive player to > spike the ball if he cannot get out of bounds. This would stop the clock > momentarily, enabling the players to line up, and delay of game is only > a 5 yard penalty. This is a strange idea, is there any reason it couldn't > be applied? Wouldn't that just be a fumble?? I seem to remember a game one time (seems like the Cowboys and somebody) where some guy was running untouched into the end-zone but spiked the ball on the 2! I think it rolled out the back of the end-zone and was ruled a touchback. Anybody remember this? Sounds like a Cowboy play to me :-) (yes, I'm a cowboy fan). Now, if he spiked it in such a way that it bounced out of bounds (very dangerous) or simply throw it (backwards so as not to have an illegal forward pass) out. That would probably get you a penalty. I'm tellin' you guys, I've been saying it all year, Miami vs. SF. However, I've changed my tune about the winner. SF now. Dallas gave Maimi a better game than I expected. -King ARPA: ables%cyb-eng.UUCP@ut-sally.ARPA UUCP: ...{ctvax,gatech,ihnp4,nbires,seismo,ucb-vax}!ut-sally!cyb-eng!ables
steve@zinfandel.UUCP (01/05/85)
If the runner spikes the ball after being tackled it is not a fumble; it is a delay of the game and the runner could be penalized (stopping the clock and walking off 5-yards). So..... it might be a way to get the clock stopped at the cost of the 5 yards. zinfandel!steve nelson