Was listening to Satellite Radio on my home from work yesterday, a man called in claiming to be a college referee. He said that after we tied the game, before SF drove down the field to win; on our kickoff to them the returner flubbed the kick in the field of play and the ball rolled around / into the endzone maybe. He then batted the ball out of the back of the endzone and a touchback was called.
His point was (if i remember correctly), that since he muffed the kick in the field of play, by swatting it out of the back of the endzone it would have been illegal hitting of the ball and should have resulted in a safety for GB. If this is the case, it obviously went unnoticed during the game and continues to go unnoticed as nothing has been made from it.
I wasn't paying that close of attention to the kick and haven't seen the video again. But if it was indeed called incorrectly, that was a huge blown call.
Thoughts, opinions, or recollections? The guy seemed pretty certain of himself and was citing NFL rulebook bylaws as evidence.
Edit: guess i should have googled it first. Apparently would not have been a safety, just a 10 yard penalty rekick.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...hael-james-wouldnt-have-resulted-in-a-safety/
Double Edit: Would it make a difference if he muffed outside of the endzone as opposed to in the endzone?
His point was (if i remember correctly), that since he muffed the kick in the field of play, by swatting it out of the back of the endzone it would have been illegal hitting of the ball and should have resulted in a safety for GB. If this is the case, it obviously went unnoticed during the game and continues to go unnoticed as nothing has been made from it.
I wasn't paying that close of attention to the kick and haven't seen the video again. But if it was indeed called incorrectly, that was a huge blown call.
Thoughts, opinions, or recollections? The guy seemed pretty certain of himself and was citing NFL rulebook bylaws as evidence.
Edit: guess i should have googled it first. Apparently would not have been a safety, just a 10 yard penalty rekick.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...hael-james-wouldnt-have-resulted-in-a-safety/
Double Edit: Would it make a difference if he muffed outside of the endzone as opposed to in the endzone?
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