Crazy play in youth game

bossman72 · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Jan 22, 2011, 11:25am

Found this on youtube. Looks like the officials got it right. Momentum!

YouTube - Make the Call! Where is the proper spot for the ball after this punt?

footballref · #2 (**permalink**) Sat Jan 22, 2011, 01:56pm

Looks like they are going to put the ball in play at the 1 foot line. I don't think I would do that. Nobody in the place is going to know whether possession was gained at the 1 foot line and if not, once the ball crosses the goal line it is a touchback.

InsideTheStripe · #3 (**permalink**) Sat Jan 22, 2011, 09:21pm

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Originally Posted by footballref

Looks like they are going to put the ball in play at the 1 foot line. I don't think I would do that. Nobody in the place is going to know whether possession was gained at the 1 foot line and if not, once the ball crosses the goal line it is a touchback.

+1

I'd have a hard time ruling possession at the 1' line on a play like this. I've got a touchback.

Welpe · #4 (**permalink**) Sat Jan 22, 2011, 10:33pm

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Originally Posted by InsideTheStripe

+1

I'd have a hard time ruling possession at the 1' line on a play like this. I've got a touchback.

Agreed. This was close enough IMO to go by philosophy and make this a touchback.

waltjp · #5 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 23, 2011, 12:59am

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Originally Posted by Welpe

Agreed. This was close enough IMO to go by philosophy and make this a touchback.

Wouldn't that be bailing R out from their own bone-headed play?

ljudge · #6 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 23, 2011, 10:10am

I have been told numerious times to always make plays this close a touchback.

HLin NC · #7 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 23, 2011, 02:51pm

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Wouldn't that be bailing R out from their own bone-headed play?

Its youth ball, Walt. "Bone headed plays" are par.

Robert Goodman · #8 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 23, 2011, 03:01pm

Even from this bad angle it was pretty clear possession was gained about the 1.5 yard line. And it wasn't a boneheaded play for him to reel the ball in with his right hand there, considering that he'd previously touched the ball and was liable to have a player of K recover, not having eyes in back of his helmet to see how close they might be.

BktBallRef · #9 (**permalink**) Sun Jan 23, 2011, 05:11pm

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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Even from this bad angle it was pretty clear possession was gained about the 1.5 yard line.

+1

His knee goes down short of the goal line after he clearly has possession. No problem at all putting this down at the 1 yard line.

bossman72 · #10 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 24, 2011, 01:52am

I love the crowd booing and yelling for a safety! haha!

I would also go with the on-field ruling. I think it's pretty clear, even from the bad angle we have that the runner definitely possessed the ball in the field of play, then his momentum took him into the end zone. I say good call by the officials in this play!

Rich · #11 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 24, 2011, 09:36am

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Originally Posted by BktBallRef

+1

His knee goes down short of the goal line after he clearly has possession. No problem at all putting this down at the 1 yard line.

I agree with this post. No way am I manufacturing a touchback on *this* play.

STEVED21 · #12 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 24, 2011, 10:31am

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Originally Posted by Welpe

Under which rule would you do that?

Saw the play wrong... post deleted

Welpe · #13 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 24, 2011, 10:36am

Gotcha, removed mine as well.

Sonofanump · #14 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 24, 2011, 04:43pm

I think I would put the ball at the 2 yard line.

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