Holy Diver
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Anyone notice Bruschi pushing Wilfork on all of the extra points and field goal attempts?
Now I know its illegal to jump on someone's back while attempting to block a kick, but is the 350lb lineman PLOW illegal? If not, good luck to teams trying field goals against big vince this year.
Anyone notice Bruschi pushing Wilfork on all of the extra points and field goal attempts?
Now I know its illegal to jump on someone's back while attempting to block a kick, but is the 350lb lineman PLOW illegal? If not, good luck to teams trying field goals against big vince this year.
It looks to me like this is something new that BB has come up with. When Seymour was in there, it was a vertical leap to try to use his height to get a hand on the ball. Nor do I ever recall, Wilfork being in there for field goals. I suspect the Carolina game was a trial and this new approach will get further refined in future use. Now that other teams have seen how effective this horizontal approach is, I suspect they will also try it (and maybe on us). I wonder if BB has a counter developed yet!
That man probably perfected the counter before he taught the original tactic, kind of like perfecting the antidote before releasing the poison.
It looks to me like this is something new that BB has come up with. When Seymour was in there, it was a vertical leap to try to use his height to get a hand on the ball. Nor do I ever recall, Wilfork being in there for field goals. I suspect the Carolina game was a trial and this new approach will get further refined in future use. Now that other teams have seen how effective this horizontal approach is, I suspect they will also try it (and maybe on us). I wonder if BB has a counter developed yet!
Well, if it depends on having a stud 3-4 NT, good luck to them. :singing:
Here is the rule:
It will be illegal for a defensive player to jump or stand on any player, or be picked up by a teammate or to use a hand or hands on a teammate to gain additional height in an attempt to block a kick (Penalty: 15 yards, unsportsmanlike conduct).
http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/kicksfromscrimmage
So I guess pushing lineman is OK.
no rule against it:
http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/useofhands
Imagine they have blocked two kicks without Seymour in there.
Both FG tries were blocked by the LB's pushing the linemen
Plus the extra point that was made was also touched by a Patriot
Polian will be in the rules committee to protect his steal - Adam V.
Bruschi said it's not as easy a play as it looks. ``You've got your hands on a man's butt that weighs over 300 pounds,'' Bruschi said. ``It is a massive amount of humanity that you just have to keep pushing. There are no words to describe it.''