Nick of Time: Folk's 53-Yard Field Goal Caps Dramatic Comeback
No time outs on a field goal will not work. How do you know it is not going to be a fake? Or what if the offensive team shifts into a shotgun formation? The defense should be able to call a timeout if the formation changes, or even if they are suspicious. I do not like the idea of calling a timeout just before the ball is snapped to ice the kicker, but I have not heard an acceptable solution. Making the players call it may help a little, but it does not stop it.
posted by tjeffrey at 02:41 PM on October 09, 2007
Nick of Time: Folk's 53-Yard Field Goal Caps Dramatic Comeback
No time outs on a field goal will not work. How do you know it is not going to be a fake? Or what if the offensive team shifts into a shotgun formation? The defense should be able to call a timeout if the formation changes, or even if they are suspicious. I do not like the idea of calling a timeout just before the ball is snapped to ice the kicker, but I have not heard an acceptable solution. Making the players call it may help a little, but it does not stop it.