Apparition Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, LinderFournette said: Who's to say the punter is the backup kicker? I did It's my scenario Edited August 30, 2021 by Apparition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronsWitness Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) I find it hard to believe there isnt some random dude on every roster who can kick a FG decently well who played Soccer as a kid or something. If thats the Punter or the 5th string WR. There has to be somebody on each team that could give a 40 yard FG a 30% chance. OBJ in pregame warmups blasts FGs from a decent range just screwing around because he has a soccer background. Every team has to have one of those type of guys so Im going fo rit. Edited August 30, 2021 by AkronsWitness 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_W Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 take your sweet time, and get an easy roughing the kicker penalty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornbybrown Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Every teams punter should be able to kick at least a little bit in case of this exact scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) Justin Reid of the Texans was just the kick off guy in the preseason. On his second one he even made the tackle lol. Didn't Chad Johnson kick in the NFL? I know some QBs have punted. I don't think an emergency kick would be a big deal for the mass majority of professional punters. edit: also George Blanda became a kicker when he was done playing QB (and some while still being QB, and I think always was an emergency QB even when he was primarily a kicker) Edited August 30, 2021 by Trojan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 On 8/29/2021 at 3:44 AM, Apparition said: For the record, the longest successful kick by a non-kicker in modern NFL history was 39 yards by Packers LB John Anderson in 1979. edit: I guess that number didn't include punters kicking? I know Scifres made a 40-yarder back in 2011. Jake Bailey would smash that, dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnobili Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) On 8/28/2021 at 10:44 PM, Apparition said: For the record, the longest successful kick by a non-kicker in modern NFL history was 39 yards by Packers LB John Anderson in 1979. edit: I guess that number didn't include punters kicking? I know Scifres made a 40-yarder back in 2011. i remember a game 15+ years ago where the Titans punter nailed multiple FGs against the Raiders in a reg season game. hentrich or something like that edit: yep. craig hentrich Edited August 31, 2021 by Turnobili 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjon1990 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I go for the FG unless the weather is super nasty. I'm no kicker and never played soccer, but I can kick a football about 30 yards downfield on a dry, sunny day. My form sucks, so hopefully I'm center-field. That being the case, I'd be surprised if there weren't a few guys on the roster who could attempt a fighting chance at a 40 yard FG. If the weather was awful, I don't see the point in putting someone out there to do something they usually don't. That seems like conceding defeat outside of a hope and prayer, but with less realistic chance than a Hail Mary type of play. Regardless, I need to know three things: What down is it? How many timeouts do I have left? Is Doug Flutie around? If it's 4th down, weather will influence my call. If it's 3rd, I might try a quick as hell play to shorten the field a bit be it a super quick pass to the sideline or a dive play with the direction to the RB to gtf down ASAP and call timeout. If Flutie is around, Drop Kick it for the novelty and move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, ronjon1990 said: I go for the FG unless the weather is super nasty. I'm no kicker and never played soccer, but I can kick a football about 30 yards downfield on a dry, sunny day. My form sucks, so hopefully I'm center-field. That being the case, I'd be surprised if there weren't a few guys on the roster who could attempt a fighting chance at a 40 yard FG. If the weather was awful, I don't see the point in putting someone out there to do something they usually don't. That seems like conceding defeat outside of a hope and prayer, but with less realistic chance than a Hail Mary type of play. Regardless, I need to know three things: What down is it? How many timeouts do I have left? Is Doug Flutie around? If it's 4th down, weather will influence my call. If it's 3rd, I might try a quick as hell play to shorten the field a bit be it a super quick pass to the sideline or a dive play with the direction to the RB to gtf down ASAP and call timeout. If Flutie is around, Drop Kick it for the novelty and move on. Yeah if it's windy, I'm slinging the ball or doing a trick play or something to score (has to be a scoring shot, because no time for another play) If it's anything but windy/rainy - someone is kicking that ball lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tk3 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Mike Vrabel would punt it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 If a punter isn't practing FGs in practice that would be a surprise. Can't be too busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 go for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc Ball Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Kick the FG every time. You’ll have prepped more than one holder and, if you’re smart, your punter probably practices FGs during practice too, for emergencies. The only teams going for a TD there would be the unprepared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tugboat Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Fake FG, with Tim Tebow back on my roster as the holder, for specifically this set of circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTrav Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 If I got Mahomes and Kelce/Hill, I'm just going to score a TD, it's cool. In fact I'm pretty sure we had this exact situation a couple seasons ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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