Kicked PAT

[NJumpire9]

IN NJ, BJ has the whistle in a 5 man crew, and R only if the kick is blocked.

[jTheUmp]

On my (MN) crew, our BJ sounds the whistle when the ball clears the upright. If the kick is blocked, it's either the R or one of the wing officials.

Not sure if other states do this or not, but in MN we have the BJ and U under the uprights on all trys and FG attempts.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

On my (MN) crew, our BJ sounds the whistle when the ball clears the upright. If the kick is blocked, it's either the R or one of the wing officials.

Not sure if other states do this or not, but in MN we have the BJ and U under the uprights on all trys and FG attempts.

Who watches the line play and for roughing the snapper?

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Who watches the line play and for roughing the snapper?

The umpire still has that responsibility... although it's admittedly difficult on longer field goal attempts.

Having the U under the upright for all FG attempts is new this year... prior to 2009, the U is under the upright if the kick was from inside the 15... if the kick is from outside the 15, only the BJ was under the upright. (Unless it was a "game-deciding attempt"). We changed this year to make the positioning simpler and more consistent (some crews had the U under the upright on all attempts prior to 2009).

[Rich]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

The umpire still has that responsibility... although it's admittedly difficult on longer field goal attempts.

Having the U under the upright for all FG attempts is new this year... prior to 2009, the U is under the upright if the kick was from inside the 15... if the kick is from outside the 15, only the BJ was under the upright. (Unless it was a "game-deciding attempt"). We changed this year to make the positioning simpler and more consistent (some crews had the U under the upright on all attempts prior to 2009).

You put an U back on a FIVE man crew? My goodness, you value a second wing over an umpire on a KICK try or FG?

We work by the book with my crew:

4-man. R has the uprights. Wing on the side opposite the R stays on the line and watches for roughing on the kicker/holder. Wing on R's side goes to the end line and gives a thumbs up or thumbs down on the crossbar. If there's a fake or a fire situation, that wing can quickly get to the pylon and the R follows behind.

5-man we run 2 back at ANY distance. BJ and the wing on the R's side.

[InsideTheStripe]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

On my (MN) crew, our BJ sounds the whistle when the ball clears the upright. If the kick is blocked, it's either the R or one of the wing officials.

Not sure if other states do this or not, but in MN we have the BJ and U under the uprights on all trys and FG attempts.

You'll never see a U under the pipes in my state.

My crew puts the LJ under the pipes regardless of the foot of the kicker. I've seen others in the area that put either wing under the pipes with the BJ depending to the foot of the kicker.