Free Kick after Safety

[MJT]

Originally Posted by don't move

I think a great 'trick play' would be to fair catch the ball anywhere inside opp. 40 yrd line and elect to free kick. Everyone will be a bit confused, esp. the receivers. They will be mainly looking to see if the ball goes through the uprights. A great time for an on side kick.

Why would you want to do a free kick after a fair catch and do an onside kick when you could put the ball in play via a snap anyway? You are already on offense, not like a normal KO, when you are giving the ball back to the other team. Play offense and you have the ball, but if you try on onside kick and don't get it, they now have the ball. The only time a team does a FC FK is when there is not enough time to try to score another way.