kickoff out of bounds rule (1 Viewer)

[zed2283]

Way back when they instituted the kickoff out of bounds rule, the ball came out to the 35-yard line. At that time the kickoff was from the 35. When they moved the kickoff back to the 30, the ball then came out to the 40-yard line after being kicked out of bounds, and they specifically said it was because the rule was 30 yards from the kickoff spot, not to a specific yard line.

So now the kickoff is back to the 35-yard line, but they still bring it out to the 40? w.t.f.?

Sorry if that was hard to follow.

 

[SacramentoBob]

I just don't understand why the receiving team is allowed to stand out of bounds and touch the ball while it's in play and that's considered an out of bounds kick.

 

[zed2283]

Where's Chase? He needs to help me with this.

 

[rick6668]

They changed the rule from 30 yards to 25 yards from the spot of the kick for kickoffs, but left it at 30 for Safety Kicks.

Penalty: For a kickoff out of bounds: The receiving team may elect to take possession of the ball 25 yards from the spot of the kick or at the out-of-bounds spot. Penalty: For a safety kick out of bounds: The receiving team may elect to take possession of the ball 30 yards from the spot of the kick or at the out-of-bounds spot.

This is the reasoning I read on one site:

Prevents teams with especially poor kickoff coverage units from taking advantage of the new rule by intentionally kicking out-of-bounds.

 

[zed2283]

Great, thanks!

I think THINK I was losing my mind...