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Old Fri Jul 18, 2003, 12:24pm
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The expanded neutral zone disintegrates when the trajectory is such that it can't be touched until it comes down. This is true regardless of where it may be coming down. So if it comes down behind the neutral zone, there is no expanded neutral zone for it to cross. We have been told in SC that we are to consider fouls that occur before or after the ball is kicked to include fouls that occur before the ball crosses the expanded neutral zone.

If the foul occurs downfield after the ball crosses the expanded neutral zone, which disintegrated the instant the ball crossed it, where is the foul in relation to the (now non-existent) neutral zone?

Either the rule needs to be changed so that the expanded neutral zone does not disintegrate, or the PSK rule needs to use "2 yards beyond the neutral zone" instead of the expanded neutral zone. 6.2.6 says the only purpose for expanding the neutral zone on kicks is to allow for normal line play.

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