2013 NFL Season

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SimSimSalabim

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I'm pretty sure Doug Flutie or someone did a free kick once from inside the 30 yard line. I think its just not done because its significantly harder to aim than kicking a held ball.

Edit: here we go

 
Ameraves

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Disp_sl said:
I don't even understand what the fuck that is. What are the rules for a free kick? You have to be beyond the 50 or something?
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Here you gohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_catch_kick

The fair catch kick is a rule at the professional and high school levels of American football that allows a team that has just made a fair catch to attempt a free kick from the spot of the catch. The kick must be either a place kick or a drop kick, and if it passes over the uprights and between the goalposts of the defensive team's goal a field goal, three points is scored to the offensive team.
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Disp_sl said:
I don't even understand what the fuck that is. What are the rules for a free kick? You have to be beyond the 50 or something?
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It's a special type of free kick, the fair catch kick. When a fair catch is called the receiving team can elect to take a free kick. You see free kicks all the time in the form of kickoffs a very specialized free kick. IIRC there is a 10 yard buffer on all free kicks.

There are also free kicks after safeties, which can be put into play by any kick - punt, place kick without a tee, or drop kick.
 
Kirun

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It's too bad that this game is going to show us nothing about the strength of the 49ers. The Lambs are awful.
 
Gilgamel

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So when Fisher rallies the rams to 8-8 and gives you hope for next season are you still buying it? Or are you past that point yet?
 
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