Chiefs NFL bans the Ravens drop kick used against Chiefs - Page 2

Deberg_1990 · 10-11-2019, 10:40 AM

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/...just-one-time/

— After having Justin Tucker experiment with a new type of kickoff earlier this year, the Ravens won’t be allowed to utilize their new kick anymore, and that’s because it has now been deemed illegal by the NFL.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh raised some eyebrows back in Week 3 when he sent Tucker out in a clear onside kick situation during Baltimore’s game against Kansas City. With 2:01 left to play, and the Ravens trailing 33-28, the Chiefs thought an onside kick was coming, but instead, Tucker hit them with a surprise dropkick.

It was a smart strategy, but you won’t be seeing it ever again, and that’s because the NFL has banned it. In a recent interview, Harbaugh explained that the league office let him know that the Ravens will no longer be allowed to use the kick, even though the team had been cleared to use it against the Chiefs.
“We talked to [the league office], we explained exactly what we were doing and how it was going to go, and they said it was legal, we could do it,” Harbaugh said, via the Ravens’ Twitter account. “We talked to the officials before the game. They called the league office, again. They had been in contact with the league office, the officiating office, and they said it was legal.”

**RealSNR** · 10-11-2019, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Ecto-I

I think that the NFL should make the onside kick EASIER. It would make the game so much more exciting! What if the kicking team recovered 33% of onside kicks were recovered by the kicking team? We'd see a lot more of them and the game would be a bit more unpredictable....and we'd probably have a better chance of winning if we attempted one every time :

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You mean you want to make it more difficult for the Chiefs to beat teams because their defense will have more opportunities to get hung out to dry late in games?

WTF is wrong with you?

tyecopeland · 10-11-2019, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Especially when he tried it twice.

Also thought it needed to be a false start penalty/ onside

Frosty · 10-11-2019, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

It's illegal for this reason....

Drop Kick “Sky/Onside Kick” from Oregon State pic.twitter.com/0Ss5VRBaCN
— Coach Dan Casey (@CoachDanCasey) October 6, 2019

By skying the kick he basically makes it an old onside kick where they can run and collide before the ball lands...NFL does not want it at all.

I see zero issues with that play.

**DaFace** · 10-11-2019, 11:44 AM

They didn't "ban" it - it was already illegal. They just clarified the rule.

ghak99 · 10-11-2019, 11:57 AM

I wouldn't want to be a receiving team member getting plowed while watching the sky, but they might as well remove the onside kick attempt all together.

Especially since our couch doesn't know how to keep his foot on the gas, can't manage a clock, and our defense sucks donkey balls.

ToxSocks · 10-11-2019, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ghak99

I wouldn't want to be a receiving team member getting plowed

ghak99 · 10-11-2019, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

NTTAWWT!

Megatron96 · 10-11-2019, 12:53 PM

The league has been trying to legislate the onside kick out of existence for awhile now. Supposedly for safety reasons.

**Lzen** · 10-11-2019, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I'm more wondering why the first kick attempt wasn't illegal. He touched the ball with his foot. You shouldn't be allowed to do that twice.

This. There were a few things wrong with that. The officials appeared to just ignore everything on that play.

chiefzilla1501 · 10-11-2019, 01:12 PM

Wow, just read an article with a different angle I hadn't thought of. Did the ravens dropkick it to get an onsides recovery? Or did they do it to get an extra timeout on the 2 minute warning. I think it was for the extra timeout.

**DaFace** · 10-11-2019, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Wow, just read an article with a different angle I hadn't thought of. Did the ravens dropkick it to get an onsides recovery? Or did they do it to get an extra timeout on the 2 minute warning. I think it was for the extra timeout.

It worked out that way, but I'm 99% sure I read a quote from Harbaugh who said they were trying to recover it.

Pasta Little Brioni · 10-11-2019, 01:17 PM

Good, now let's ban your dumbass threads

eDave · 10-11-2019, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

Good, now let's ban your dumbass threads

This is a quality thread dude.

-King- · 10-11-2019, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

It worked out that way, but I'm 99% sure I read a quote from Harbaugh who said they were trying to recover it.

I mean sure. Best case they recover it, worse case, it forces a fair catch and no time off the clock

chiefzilla1501 · 10-11-2019, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by -King-

I mean sure. Best case they recover it, worse case, it forces a fair catch and no time off the clock

Pretty interesting scenario since I think there was 2:01 when the ravens punted.

10-11-2019, 10:40 AM
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $3544454	NFL bans the Ravens drop kick used against Chiefs https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/...just-one-time/ — After having Justin Tucker experiment with a new type of kickoff earlier this year, the Ravens won’t be allowed to utilize their new kick anymore, and that’s because it has now been deemed illegal by the NFL. Ravens coach John Harbaugh raised some eyebrows back in Week 3 when he sent Tucker out in a clear onside kick situation during Baltimore’s game against Kansas City. With 2:01 left to play, and the Ravens trailing 33-28, the Chiefs thought an onside kick was coming, but instead, Tucker hit them with a surprise dropkick. It was a smart strategy, but you won’t be seeing it ever again, and that’s because the NFL has banned it. In a recent interview, Harbaugh explained that the league office let him know that the Ravens will no longer be allowed to use the kick, even though the team had been cleared to use it against the Chiefs. “We talked to [the league office], we explained exactly what we were doing and how it was going to go, and they said it was legal, we could do it,” Harbaugh said, via the Ravens’ Twitter account. “We talked to the officials before the game. They called the league office, again. They had been in contact with the league office, the officiating office, and they said it was legal.”
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ghak99 MVP Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Missouri Casino cash: $1452250	I wouldn't want to be a receiving team member getting plowed while watching the sky, but they might as well remove the onside kick attempt all together. Especially since our couch doesn't know how to keep his foot on the gas, can't manage a clock, and our defense sucks donkey balls.
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