Someone please explain

92Pony

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The purpose of Kroeger drop kicking the kickoff that sailed out of bounds?
That’s a fantastic question….. maybe that’s something he can usually do to get more hang time….. maybe? Seems like something you’d do against Akron or Wofford though.
 

ThinnyJ

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I was literally about to post about this when I saw your thread. I'm still scratching my head about that weird kick....
 

FlebusJones

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I believe he was trying to do a directional type kick where it goes to a specific spot on the field. The goal would be to cover it quickly and hold them inside the 20 yard line as opposed to an automatic spot at the 25 yard line.
 

vacock

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When was that in the game? I want to “go to the replay”.
 

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Lurker123

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I believe he was trying to do a directional type kick where it goes to a specific spot on the field. The goal would be to cover it quickly and hold them inside the 20 yard line as opposed to an automatic spot at the 25 yard line.

I think that was the plan. Hindsight should help pointnout that sometimes we're better off just running a normal play.
 

muscleknight

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Isn't there a rule where you can drop kick for 2 points if it goes through the uprights? If so why don't teams use it?
 

Psycock

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Brilliant on the onside kick. Sorry but very foolish on a kickoff. We outthink ourselves sometimes. Just kick it.
 

KingWard

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Isn't there a rule where you can drop kick for 2 points if it goes through the uprights? If so why don't teams use it?
I think it's a lost art. I mean, you've really got to go back at least to the 1940s (I think) to find the drop-kick as a common approach. We used to mess with it on the sandlots when I was a boy but straight-on kicking was the thing in the 1950s and most of the 1960s.
 
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