Illegal kick OB

[Bob M.]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

Uh, Bob... is it an illegal kick or a legal kick? Make up your mind.

Seriously though... an illegal kick is by definition not a legal kick. Imagine a 1st down sitch where the snap is sent over the QB's head - ball is about to roll into the endzone, so A77 slide-kicks the ball to keep it in play. Illegal kick. You giving the ball to B after that play?

REPLY: No...in your play, the ball was loose as a result of the backward pass (snap). So no...I'm not awarding the ball to B in your situation. But in the original play, the ball was loose following a blocked (legal) kick. Until it's possessed, it's still a kick, right? So yes...the status of the ball is still a 'kick.' The fact that there was an illegal kick made against the loose ball doesn't change its status. And yes...I would award the ball to B if they declined the penalty for the illegal kick. (NF 5-1-3e). warrenkicker was correct when he observed this.