Very smart play by Randall Cobb.

 

 

Randall Cobb takes advantage of bizarre NFL rule | Audibles - SI.com

Great play by Cobb. When I see a play like that, true professional is the thought that comes to mind.

For some reason I knew this rule. Cobb is the man.

Strange rule but I give Cobb major props for being a student of the game.

Love me some Randall Cobb. I'd to love to have been somewhere with someone making fun of him for being out of bounds and fielding the ball. :lol:

I can only imagine how crazy Bengal fans would have went on here if a Bengal player did that at first before hearing about the rule haha.

It's not really all that strange of a rule. It is in place to prevent teams from getting pinned deep on the kickoff.

 

Still a smart play.

What % of kick returners would have known to do that? I'm guessing less than 20%

It's not really all that strange of a rule. It is in place to prevent teams from getting pinned deep on the kickoff.

 

Thanks for clearing that up...

 

Thanks for clearing that up...

 

 

Does being a smart aleck make you feel better about yourself?

Edited December 25, 201213 yr by PurplePride92

It's not really all that strange of a rule. It is in place to prevent teams from getting pinned deep on the kickoff.

 

Still a smart play.

 

I don't think there was ever an intent to keep teams from getting pinned.

 

It's simply a matter of definitions. If the definition in the rulebook says that a player is out of bounds if he is touching OOB when he catches the ball then it's just that. It doesn't matter if it happens at the 5 or the 45.

 

I don't think there was ever an intent to keep teams from getting pinned.

 

It's simply a matter of definitions. If the definition in the rulebook says that a player is out of bounds if he is touching OOB when he catches the ball then it's just that. It doesn't matter if it happens at the 5 or the 45.

 

The same thing happens if you kick the ball out at the 2 and no one touches it.

 

If that rule wasn't in place you don't think teams would try and kick the ball out as close to the goal line as possible, like a punt?

I don't think there was ever an intent to keep teams from getting pinned.

 

 

He's talking about the rule to prevent you from pinning a team by kicking it OOB inside the 20. Totally irrelevant to the topic at hand...

Does being a smart aleck make you feel better about yourself?

 

Does pointing out the obvious in a discussion about something totally different make you feel good about yourself???

Edited December 25, 201213 yr by PurplePride92

The same thing happens if you kick the ball out at the 2 and no one touches it.

 

If that rule wasn't in place you don't think teams would try and kick the ball out as close to the goal line as possible, like a punt?

 

You're talking two different things. It sounds like you're now talking about the rule regarding kicking a ball out of bounds. We agree as to the intent of that. However, it seemed like you were saying that this particular type of play (one foot OOB when catching the ball) was put in place to stop a team from pinning a team deep. That's not the case. It's a definition of what is considered OOB coming into play and then being applied to the rule.