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Originally posted by SeanWest
IMHO, it's the job of the rule makers to determine what is and is not unsafe behavior and make the rules accordingly.
-SW---
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I agree with you, and in this situation, I certainly feel something needs to be added to the rule books. I love the hard hitting action of football, but I cringe to think of the receiver getting creamed because he was afforded no protection, simply because he gave no valid fair catch signal. Granted, a flags no going to keep him out of the hospital, but it doesn't let K's actions go unpenalized. And R would still get a penalty for the invalid fair catch. My fear is what if it leads to injury? I think it could, and SHOULD, be avoided, again as long as it can be reasonably interpretted as a fair catch signal (whether valid or invalid.)
I still feel that you have a PSK on R, and an dead ball on K....