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Seem to remember a canny older quarterback score a drop-goal esque kick a few seasons back. Could be imagining things though. Never really comes up though as if you're within range and it's fourth down/last few seconds of the half, you'd be trying to kick a field goal anyway.
Originally posted by Docker:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Juni:
Top gunslingers, 70/80 yards, but you're talking throwing a full size ball with direction and a tight spiral.
Casually, no idea.
Loving the terminology!!
Are you talking about crow flies distance or total distance trajectory?
If so, I'd imagine a Hail Mary might be up there for distance. </BLOCKQUOTE>
70 yards on the ground, more like double when you factor in the trajectory.
Originally posted by Dotsy:
Seem to remember a canny older quarterback score a drop-goal esque kick a few seasons back. Could be imagining things though. Never really comes up though as if you're within range and it's fourth down/last few seconds of the half, you'd be trying to kick a field goal anyway.
It's still legal iirc. There's not been a case of it happening in a long while though.
Originally posted by Retro:
So you can't do the equivalent of a drop-kick in free-play either?
What if a player is 'punting' (think that's the right term) and it flies between the goalposts? I presume that would just count as a field goal (??) .
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No. A punt through the goalposts is a "touchback" (Same as any punt that goes into or through the endzone) and gives possession to the opponent on their own 20 yard line.
A drop kick can be attempted, but that involves allowing the ball to hit the ground before kicking it. That would be worth 3 points if the ball went between the posts. That can't be done from beyond the line of scrimmage or following a forward pass though.
Doug Flutie did one for New England on an extra point try the other year (worth 1 point).
Originally posted by Fat Bhoy Tim:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Dotsy:
Seem to remember a canny older quarterback score a drop-goal esque kick a few seasons back. Could be imagining things though. Never really comes up though as if you're within range and it's fourth down/last few seconds of the half, you'd be trying to kick a field goal anyway.
It's still legal iirc. There's not been a case of it happening in a long while though. </BLOCKQUOTE>
The only successful drop kick in the last sixty-plus years in the NFL was by Doug Flutie, the backup quarterback of the New England Patriots, against the Miami Dolphins on January 1, 2006 for an extra point after a touchdown pass by third-string quarterback Matt Cassel.
Originally posted by HD:
No. A punt through the goalposts is a "touchback" (Same as any punt that goes into or through the endzone) and gives possession to the opponent on their own 20 yard line.
A drop kick can be attempted, but that involves allowing the ball to hit the ground before kicking it. That would be worth 3 points if the ball went between the posts. That can't be done from beyond the line of scrimmage or following a forward pass though.
Doug Flutie did one for New England on an extra point try the other year (worth 1 point).
Ah - so it wasn't such a daft question as that wasn't the answer I expected.
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