NFL cracking down after Cowboys, Eagles, other teams caught violating this obscure kicking rule

[FVSTONE]

Cowboys holder Bryan Anger usually grabs a blade of grass and puts it down in front of him so he knows exactly where to put the football down when he's holding...

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I looked at the film of the Eagle kicker's holder picking up something where he placed the ball to be kicked and it wasn't a blade of grass. So I think the Eagles got caught with their hand in the cookie jar!

 

[glimmerman]

Can you pluck a blade of astro turf. Maher before the playoffs missed 6 kicks. 3’on fake and 3 on turf.

 

[nyc-cowboy]

So what does he do when we play at home?

Gets a blade of grass from his front lawn?

 

[slick325]

Seems a bit nit-picky to me.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Is it just me, or is this whole thing ridiculous?
Seems like overkill.

If overkill = extremely stupid, I agree!

 

[LovinItAll]

Cowboys holder Bryan Anger usually grabs a blade of grass and puts it down in front of him so he knows exactly where to put the football down when he's holding...

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https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...586875182695988c42622fd323e19808d88f2d8908a10

While I understand using the crutch as insurance, my guess is that most holders could place the ball blindfolded if they had to. Repetitive acts like that tend to become automatic. I hope it doesn’t get in Anger’s brain. The last thing we need are two head cases on EPs and FGs.

 

[glimmerman]

wow. Just watched a short of egirls cheating.the place holder had a small white circle and put it down and ball snapped and he puts it there and after kick he picks it up like nothing.

 

[john van brocklin]

If overkill = extremely stupid, I agree!

BINGO!!!!!!!

 

[john van brocklin]

I dont know if this is something but, on the first EP - Anger basically spots the ball right at the end of the hash mark - so do you really need a blade of grass to mark the spot.

On the second and third, he was off the hash mark by maybe 4-5 inches and the 4th back to the end. Dont know about the 5th.

Great research!
Don't really see how this would affect a kicker enough to miss 5 straight xps?

 

[Playmaker3128]

But then they let the pats cover up their scandal. Makes sense

 

[john van brocklin]

Truly ridiculous if not absurd.

Nuts I say!
Nuts!

 

[john van brocklin]

Seriously, what has happened for the league to suddenly take an interest in enforcing this seemingly benign rule? They don't usually suddenly decide something like this unless there was a recent controversy.

Sometimes people have too much time on their hands or have to prove their worth/value to their employer.
This adds no value or fairness to the games and just aggravates the fans,
Who by the are the NFLs customers.

 

[T-RO]

I doubt the nfl front office even knew that the refs would take it to that extreme.

Memos don't get sent from League offices without league initiative.

 

[JustChip]

Why is the NFL so intent on this bizarre nothingness? What is so intensely important about this meaningless marker to hold the football ?


Has the NFL simply become an overbearing HOA????

What was reported last week was they were addressing using a marker to elevate the ball (effectively, put it on a mini tee). Seems like a blade of grass isn’t going to elevate the ball, unless it’s a blade of bamboo.

 

[john van brocklin]

What was reported last week was they were addressing using a marker to elevate the ball (effectively, put it on a mini tee). Seems like a blade of grass isn’t going to elevate the ball, unless it’s a blade of bamboo.

Yep

 

[mrmojo]

Maybe instead of grass he should place a small tee, so money Maher has a fighting chance....

 

[MarcusRock]

You are a transparent hypocrite. The games you play on this forum are clear to all.

I would hope they're clear because they're deliberate. Lol. Some of y'all have issues.

 

[Kevinicus]

What was reported last week was they were addressing using a marker to elevate the ball (effectively, put it on a mini tee). Seems like a blade of grass isn’t going to elevate the ball, unless it’s a blade of bamboo.

Pretty sure they said it was illegal even if it was something just to mark a spot as well. People just ran with the elevated ball stuff.

 

[Roadtrip635]

Pretty sure they said it was illegal even if it was something just to mark a spot as well. People just ran with the elevated ball stuff.

I think this whole thing started with the Raiders and how they were using the tee during kickoffs, they were placing the ball "on" the tee and not "in" the tee which elevated the ball slightly to get a little extra hangtime. It was initially ruled as legal, but NFL changed the rule a month ago. I think the whole thing snowballed from there.

The question I have now is, since you can't even use a blade of grass as a marker, are you allowed to clear a spot in the snow?

 

[ConstantReboot]

Cowboys holder Bryan Anger usually grabs a blade of grass and puts it down in front of him so he knows exactly where to put the football down when he's holding...

NFL ------>

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...586875182695988c42622fd323e19808d88f2d8908a10

They call that cheating? That has to be the dumbest rule ever made.