Chipping

[Kirby]

I've heard of philosophies from other officials that say try to make this a dead ball foul so that the TD will stand. That said, if the block occurs obviously while the ball is still live I will take the points off the board and penalize 15 yds from the spot of the foul and have done so a few times over the last several seasons. I have also penalized as a dead ball when it is very close as I do tend to agree with the aforementioned philosophy.