Before a coffin corner kicked could be done from a field goal attempt that was missed on purpose. Is that still true or is that considered a missed field goal now and the ball is placed from the spot of the kick?
2006-11-15 18:31:36 · 4 answers · asked by kenromo 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Yes, the ball is placed at the spot of the kick. A field goal attempt is called a "scrimmage kick", therefore it's subject to the kicking rules that apply to all scrimmage kicks. A punt is considered a "free kick", therefore if it travels out of bounds, it's a matter of surrendering possession, not just trying to gain the coffin corner field position advantage. In the Arena Football league, since there's no punting, teams can attempt coffin corner kicks from a scrimmage kick formation as long as they don't hit the nets alongside the goalposts, for that is still a live ball in that league and can be advanced by either team.
2006-11-16 04:16:06 · answer #1 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, it has always been the rule that a missed kick when held by person is always a turn over. The spot as changed though. It used to be a turnover from the sport of the snap, now it is from the kick. I believe you are thinking of a fake drop kick, which also is not a move in which you could coffin corner.
2006-11-16 02:37:20 · answer #2 · answered by Kurt V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a missed FG. And if a kicker misses a FG that badly, he may be unemployed.
But if the ball is snapped directly to the kicker and he punts it from there, yeah that's a good punt.
2006-11-16 03:20:09 · answer #3 · answered by Jusntyme21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any kick can be returned
2006-11-16 03:18:39 · answer #4 · answered by onethousandmilesfromnowhere 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋