Doug Fluties last game of his career was playing second string quarterback for the New England Patriots. Tom Brady was taken out and he was put in because the Patriots had a significant lead. Doug Flutie asked his coach if he could do a trick play and his coach allowed him to. From the quarterback position he was hiked the ball, he dropped it, and off of one bounce he kicked it through the field goal post. Does anybody know the name of that play, how many points it was worth, and why he was allowed to do that?
2006-12-30 07:10:42 · 8 answers · asked by Miss Vira 4 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
its a drop kick field goal attempt. the ball must hit the ground b4 you can kick it. its all about timing. as soon as it bouces you kick it. its worth 3 points like any other field goal. its how they used to kick field goals back when soda pop cost a nickel.
2006-12-30 07:20:20 · answer #1 · answered by FIGHT ON! 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As others have said, it was a 1-point drop-kick PAT.
Flutie did not "ask his coach if he could do a trick play," it was practiced during the week with success. Coach Bill Belichick is a fan of football history, as is Flutie, and they both agreed that it was worth running in a game, as the Pats had already clinched their playoff seed and both thought it would be a humorous way to raise locker-room morale and be a part of football history. This was the first drop-kick in over 40 years.
2006-12-30 07:33:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's called a dropkick and it was worth 1 point not 3. it would normaly be 3 but flutie did it on a PAT so it counted as an extra point. and he was allowed to do it because it still is allowed in the rules it is just seldom done because the ball has changed since the days when it was common making the play obselete
2006-12-30 07:26:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's called a dropkick. When it's performed after a TD, it's worth one point. When it's performed from scrimmage, it's a field goal worth three points. He was allowed to do it, because the dropkick is still a legal method of kicking a PAT or FG.
2006-12-30 08:06:17 · answer #4 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called a drop kick. It was worth one point since it was an extra point, not a field goal. Why? You ready for the conspiracy theory?
A two point conversion there makes more sense IF YOU WANT TO WIN THE GAME. By going for one spectacularly you can cover yourself by saying you wanted to make history when instead you make the Dolphins get worse draft position. (You also get Jacksonville in the Wild Card game.)
The Dolphins are a divisional rival hurting them was a good move.
2006-12-30 08:03:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-25 01:17:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called a drop kick, and it's worth 3 points.
It's the golden years version of the field goal, and it has remained in the rule books, though noone has used it since the fifties and the invention of the kicking tee.
2006-12-30 07:16:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
drop kick
no joke
3 points
the ball touched the ground after the snap and was not in his hands at the time
2006-12-30 07:14:00 · answer #8 · answered by bceagles16 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋