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I Once Saw a Punt Without a Penalty - THE PISTONS - 01-13-2019
Seriously...there is holding or a block in the back on basically every single punt.
You'd think players would be more disciplined but they keep doing it. It's not just the Bengals...it's an epidemic in the NFL.
Why can't players learn to just not commit penalties?
RE: I Once Saw a Punt Without a Penalty - jfkbengals - 01-13-2019
(01-13-2019, 08:33 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Seriously...there is holding or a block in the back on basically every single punt.
You'd think players would be more disciplined but they keep doing it. It's not just the Bengals...it's an epidemic in the NFL.
Why can't players learn to just not commit penalties?
Pics or it didn't happen
RE: I Once Saw a Punt Without a Penalty - Nebuchadnezzar - 01-13-2019
Pics or it didn't happen.
RE: I Once Saw a Punt Without a Penalty - THE PISTONS - 01-13-2019
I have a mental image saved of it!
RE: I Once Saw a Punt Without a Penalty - Nebuchadnezzar - 01-13-2019
(01-13-2019, 08:38 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: Pics or it didn't happen
SERIOUSLY!
I would have been first if I didn't misspell "didn't" three times, lol. That really happened too.
RE: I Once Saw a Punt Without a Penalty - Circleville Guy - 01-13-2019
It’s one of several things that turn me off as a fan.
RE: I Once Saw a Punt Without a Penalty - Sled21 - 01-14-2019
The block in the backs come when the runner changes direction causing the blockers to have to switch..... not sure how that can be helped other than not call it as close....
RE: I Once Saw a Punt Without a Penalty - THE PISTONS - 01-14-2019
I put the issue on player discipline. They have to just not do the block.
RE: I Once Saw a Punt Without a Penalty - rfaulk34 - 01-14-2019
Rumor is that, one time on here, someone claims to have killed a gopher with a stick.
RE: I Once Saw a Punt Without a Penalty - Bengalitis - 01-14-2019
they probably get more "heat" for not blocking than for a block to the back penalty?
RE: I Once Saw a Punt Without a Penalty - Luvnit2 - 01-14-2019
(01-13-2019, 08:33 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Seriously...there is holding or a block in the back on basically every single punt.
You'd think players would be more disciplined but they keep doing it. It's not just the Bengals...it's an epidemic in the NFL.
Why can't players learn to just not commit penalties?
I agree, a part of it is the rules, a part is officials need to let them play and a part is on player. But, in the end, it is crazy and boring to fans.
RE: I Once Saw a Punt Without a Penalty - McC - 01-14-2019
It's a tricky one, really. Lotta guys moving fast, you're blocking a guy, the runner cuts, the guy you're blocking turns, now you're on his back.
You'd like to think that you should only get flagged if it affects the play but that is a slippery slope too.
So many moving parts moving so fast, different officials calling things differently. This is one area where they'll probably never be able to make it foolproof.
RE: I Once Saw a Punt Without a Penalty - treee - 01-14-2019
(01-14-2019, 12:02 PM)McC Wrote: It's a tricky one, really. Lotta guys moving fast, you're blocking a guy, the runner cuts, the guy you're blocking turns, now you're on his back.
You'd like to think that you should only get flagged if it affects the play but that is a slippery slope too.
So many moving parts moving so fast, different officials calling things differently. This is one area where they'll probably never be able to make it foolproof.
What if they made holding legal on punt returns and kick returns? Aside from a horse collar hold or whatever, it would be safer and also it would make special teams interesting again.
RE: I Once Saw a Punt Without a Penalty - THE PISTONS - 01-14-2019
(01-14-2019, 12:28 PM)treee Wrote: What if they made holding legal on punt returns and kick returns? Aside from a horse collar hold or whatever, it would be safer and also it would make special teams interesting again.
That might swing it drastically the other way where guys are returning punts 40 yards every time.
I thought about only calling it if it impacts a play, but then you never know as guys reverse fields so much too.
I can't really think of a good way to solve the issue.
Maybe make the penalty less yards? Maybe make it so if the same guy does it twice he's ejected or fined? They'd never do that though.