2007-10-06 05:51:10 · 16 answers · asked by ? 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Yes.
Two scenerios why a team would:
You have 4th down around your opponent's 40 yard line. It is too far for your kicker to kick a field goal. You might intentionally get a delay of game penalty so your punter has a better chance of landing the ball right around the 5 yard line instead of punting into the end zone for a touchback. Sometimes the other team declines the delay of game penalty.
Another scenerio is 4th down inside your opponent's 5 yard line. If the previous play resulted in the ball being spotted far to the left or far to the right, the angle for a field goal may not be good. Thus you get a delay of game so you can move back for a better angle. The other team often declines the delay of game forcing the kicker to kick with the bad angle.
2007-10-06 06:01:53 · answer #1 · answered by ArtemusClydeFrog 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the answer for sure, but I would initially say no. The reason I say this, if team A decides intentionally have a delay of game and then team B declines, then what keeps team A from doing it again, exactly after the penalty is declined. It would seem like and on-going battle of delay of game and declining the penalty between both teams, which would seem to actually give more time for either team, especially the one of offense to come up with a different strategy....basically having unlimited timeout.
2007-10-06 07:20:01 · answer #2 · answered by Woody 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes some coaches will decline it if another team wants to kick a field goal from the goal line on the left or right hash mark so as not to give the kicker some room since he would be closer than an xtra point. 99% of the time though no one declines a delay of game.
2007-10-06 05:55:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah you can. I was watching the Illinois Wisconsin game and wisconsin took a delay of game penalty on a punt to give their kicker more room to work with. If illinois had declined the penalty, it would of made it more likely they would have gotten a touch back as opposed to being pinned.
2007-10-06 06:02:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A delay of game penalty stops the and the clock does not restart after the yards are stepped off =. once the clock has been stopped with that penalty the clock is stopped until the next time the ball snapped to start the next play.
2016-03-19 06:37:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can decline it. Most often done when the offense wants to move back 5 yards so that the punter has an easier kick.... then the defense declines so it's not an easier punt.
2007-10-06 07:00:10 · answer #6 · answered by GiantsFanInDallas 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I'm not sure if you can. BUt there's no reason why you would. It's 10 yards and loss of down for the offense. There's absolutely why you wouldn't want to accept it.
2007-10-06 06:57:59 · answer #7 · answered by joecon113 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes
2007-10-06 05:55:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
why would you decline it? the play hasn't even started and they move them back 5 yards. oh and no you can't decline it.
2007-10-06 05:55:29 · answer #9 · answered by Bludz n my eyez 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Theoretically, but why would you want to?
2007-10-06 05:55:07 · answer #10 · answered by Jon M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋