FS on field goal

[CT1]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Of course, there's a chance that the R simply missed this. I know I'm counting linemen and focusing on pre-snap movement there, as well and the kicker isn't in my periphery the same was a back is during a typical scrimmage down.

Maybe you're not wide and/or deep enough.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by CT1

Maybe you're not wide and/or deep enough.

No, I'm at the numbers or outside (depending on the placement of the ball) and usually 5 yards behind the kicker.

I'm saying my eyes may not be there at the exact second the FS happened.

It's likely, though, that I'd catch this in my periphery. It's clearly a FS, so I'm just speculating why it wasn't called. For those who say it doesn't affect anything, what if the defense hesitates its rush because of the actions of the kicker? I'd flag it every time.