NFL Referees Have Reportedly Received Notable Instruction

[MWH1967]

Oh, good grief.

 

[Flamma]

I'm confused, were teams doing this in the regular season? Any examples on what they mean by foreign object?

I never noticed it either. What I did notice, is the holder usually has one finger on the ground pointing to where the ball will go right before the snap.

 

[blueblood70]

there goes mahers 60yarders, they are on to him...

 

[DandyDon52]

It's always been a rule for fgs. Players apparently have been getting away with it and refs are being warned not to allow it.

well would have to see the rule. I dont see what players could use, and why it hasnt been flagged yet.
They said one kicker used a tee improperly, but that would be on a kickoff.

 

[Pantone282C]

Honestly, that looks like a white poker chip they are picking up.

I dont think this is for getting any extra distance or accuracy on kicks, cant see something this small making that much of a difference.

Instead, I think this is being used as a spotter, meaning the holder is using this as a visual reference of where to place the ball down. When you think about it, this could make sense. The holder can focus his sight on the ball and the laces and seeing a white mark with his peripheral vision would still allow him to place it at the right spot becasue some kickers like the spot different either a little forward or a little backward.
A smnall ob
I dont know, I never really noticed this before.

Yeah, i agree. High School kicking blocks are about an inch high and a few inches square to be of any practical use.
The markers used by NFL holders are probably for approximate ball placement. I don't see the advantage.

 

[Pass2Run]

https://www.footballzebras.com/2023...-foreign-objects-used-for-fg-and-xp-attempts/

Thank You.

Apparently, not something we've done in the past. So, not to worry.

 

[TheHerd]

OMG, I can see this called after Maher nails a 53 yarder to win the game. Another first in the Dallas string of weird unheard of penalties!

 

[TheHerd]

Yeah, i agree. High School kicking blocks are about an inch high and a few inches square to be of any practical use.
The markers used by NFL holders are probably for approximate ball placement. I don't see the advantage.

Gives the refs another chance to make judgement calls. Perfect for the league. I will place a beer on the first time to get called for it!

 

[Pantone282C]

I just don't get the advantage for a kicker, if there is one. For the holder, I could see it maybe providing a visual cue for ball placement. More of distraction for the kicker. I wouldn't want anything other than the ball to focus on.