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[Bob M.]

REPLY: NoTrumpKing...I can see by your rules citation that you're talking Federation. For both NCAA and Federation, A25's legal forward pass to A88 makes the play unusual and certainly makes the decision on running/roughing more difficult for the R. But...the kick is still legal, and B is not completely absolved for all contact on A88 after the kick. B still needs to avoid contact if the kick is obvious. From the way the original post was written, B29 was diving "to block the punt." That makes it seem pretty clear that he knew a punt was coming. Therfore, he is liable for the contact against A88. And whether or not A88 was the deep man in a scrimmage kick formation is completely inconsequential. As a kicker, he still gets protection. I'm not sure what your #1 and #2 are getting at?