Thread: Muff Confusion
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Old Wed Sep 07, 2005, 10:24am
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Originally posted by BulldogMcC
I think flagging for 0 yards (Canadian terminolgy) is the same thing as us saying first touching down here (we drop a bean bag not a flag). It preserves a spot where R may take possession of the ball because K was the first to touch the kick at that spot.
Yup that's it, the purpose of the 0 yards no yards penalty is to ensure that the reciving team will have the option of retaining possession, if something wierd were to happen.
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