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Old Mon Dec 22, 2008, 06:59pm
Robert Goodman Robert Goodman is offline
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Originally Posted by bisonlj View Post
This makes me wonder though...if the kicker starts forward before the snap and is still moving forward at the snap, you technically have an illegal motion. I can't imagine anyone would ever flag that because he is not gaining any kind of an advantage (unless they run a fake and he's getting a head start on going downfield).
It's an advantage for the kicker by being able to get the kick off sooner and/or with more force, so sure it should be flagged.
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