roughing the kicker like checking the goalie?

Question

I mean does a team take it personal if you take out their kicker. In hockey if you check a goalie the team will take it personaly and will usauly lead to fight

Answer 1

If the kicker or quarterback is intentionally hit rather than hit as a result of a defensive attempt then it is usually considered an unsportsman act and frowned upon.

Answer 2

Probably not. While it may be looked at as a cheap shot, the team wouldn't take it as personally as a hockey team would its goalie. Most football players will agree that while the kicker is important, you shouldn't put yourself in a situation where the game's outcome is dependent on a kick.

The QB however.... THAT would be akin to checking the goalie. So much hinges on the QB, that taking a cheap shot at the QB will certainly elicit a response from that team.

Answer 3

Not really the same thing. In hockey, you touch the goalie, and somebody's gonna mop the floor with you. But in football, players generally don't like the kickers and you can hit them without repercussions, unless it's as the guy is in the act of kicking, in which case it's a 15-yard penalty.

Answer 4

It's different because a hockey team has to protect it's #1 goalie to be successful, but a football team has to protect it's #1 QB. However if your opponent hurts your punter, then said punter took one for the team by drawing the penalty and there's always another guy who can punt OK.

Answer 5

i dont think I've ever seen a team get fired up after their kicker was roughed. It's an incredibly stupid foul to commit and no teams ever do it intentionally.

Roughing the quarterback, as others have said, is a much closer comparison.

Answer 6

Just look at the Miami / FIU game last year... the brawl started when two FIU thugs started pummeling the Miami holder during a PAT. Of course Miami being Miami they still got the brunt of the negative media.........

Answer 7

yup