a fun thing that pedantic nerds can appreciate about football is the obscure, old-fashioned strategies that remain technically legal. in the early 20th century

a fun thing that pedantic nerds can appreciate about football is the obscure, old-fashioned strategies that remain technically legal. in the early 20th century it was common for a player to take the ball and drop-kick it themselves to score a field goal. this isn't really done any more (due to changed shape of the ball), now one player holds the ball upright and the kicker kicks it. but you are still allowed to try!. in 2006 the quarterback Doug Flutie did it right before retiring, just because he could.