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The have the rule where the team defending the field goal is not allowed to act like a “locomotive” to push thru and try to block the kick, which would almost c
by m3kw9 2y ago
The have the rule where the team defending the field goal is not allowed to act like a “locomotive” to push thru and try to block the kick, which would almost certainly work because the edge blockers cannot just defend come inside to defend it.
The tush push shouldn’t be allowed because is almost impossible to defend, sort of an automatic 1 yarder once you get there. The snapping team always have advantage because they know the start timing and the defense always has to react a split second later.
- paleotrope 2y agoIn both cases why not? 1. Make the kicker kick from farther out in that case. Pretty simple change. 2. 1 yard is kind of nothing in this league now when the referees have so much leeway to change yardage. They get the spot wrong ALL the damn time now. So what if it's automatic for some teams. And so what if the offense has the advantage there. That's sport. Same thing in soccer on penalty kicks, the kicker has the advantage there knowing where he's going to kick.
- graywh 2y agothe rule for FG/XP attempts is for the safety of the long snapper, not the kicker
- paleotrope 2y agoRight, but if the kicker needs to move further back in response, the tactic doesn't work anymore so the snapper is safe as well.
- sbelskie 2y agoIs almost impossible to defend when done by a particular team. No other team has managed the kind of sustained success with it that the Eagles have. If it was impossible to defend surely other teams would be using it too. Tom Brady also had similar success with the standard old QB sneak during his career and I don't recall attempts to ban that.