Serious Question

[The Wolf]

Ironic, isn't it, that this scenario is posed the morning after the Super Bowl? We are in for one heck of an off season...

 

But in answer to your question, I don't think the rules would be changed...teams being in kickers for tryouts all the time. They may change the ball again, however.

Edited February 5, 2007 by The Wolf

[justin]

I voted no. But it's imposible because teams would find dudes that are like 7 1/2 feet tall to just block the kicks.

[Caveman_Nick]

hold you're breath for 8 minutes

 

 

why do you hate cavemen?

[Big John]

I voted no. But it's imposible because teams would find dudes that are like 7 1/2 feet tall to just block the kicks.

 

There is a "Gary Lewis" rule preventing defenders from taking a running start in order to leap to block kicks, as he was doing that a lot in the early 1980s.

[justin]

There is a "Gary Lewis" rule preventing defenders from taking a running start in order to leap to block kicks, as he was doing that a lot in the early 1980s.

 

 

This guy wouldn't need, nor could he probably physically take a running start.

[AtomicCEO]

This guy wouldn't need, nor could he probably physically take a running start.

 

 

Dang. I was hoping that would be Manute Bol.

[Czarina]

Depends on whether the guy played for or against the Colts. :polianwhine:

[Azazello1313]

allow me to hijack..Didnt they change the rules of lacrosse because of Jim Brown ? Isnt he the reason you have to run with the ball away from your body ?

 

 

you mean like, not wear a jockstrap?

[Rockerbraves]

If the objective of basketball was to shoot a ball into a hole instead of a basket on a 10 foot pole would all the coaches be recruiting the smallest men in the world.

[Vet]

Is there any rule in the NFL that says your kicker has to be human?

 

I bet a properly trained donkey could kick FGs consistently from 70+ yards.

[Big John]

Is there any rule in the NFL that says your kicker has to be human?

 

I bet a properly trained donkey could kick FGs consistently from 70+ yards.

 

3 years removed from High School and needs to sign a contract are a couple provisions needed to be met.

[Brewer]

How can anyone who watches "American football" on a regular basis NOT know that the end zone is 10 yards deep?

 

 

there you have it.

[jackshi17]

The gangsters would take him out for ruining the "action".

[piratesownninjas]

I'm fairly certain that it is physically impossible to kick the ball that far...

The trajectory it would take to get the ball to go that far is insane...

 

Here is a question for you...

If a giant is born... lete say 20 feet tall and 700 pounds, and he can stomp on people and kill them, do you think the competition committe would let him kill people?

[Donutrun Jellies]

Is there any rule in the NFL that says your kicker has to be human?

 

I bet a properly trained donkey could kick FGs consistently from 70+ yards.

 

I thought the Janikowski experiment in Oakland disproved this theory??

[untateve]

I imagine that they would change the rules, to ban little giant-legged Tibetans from the NFL.

 

 

 

I thought this was already a rule.

[skylive5]

In the spirit of the question.... if someone were to come along that made a complete mockery out of a part of the game... then yes, they would change the rules.

 

There have been many rule changes due to someone coming along that did something so well that the NFL had to curb what they were doing. And these people weren't freaks of nature. So if the NFL would change things for regular players.... surely they would change the rules for a freak of nature.

 

I will have to say though.... it would be nice if they grandfathered that rule so that the Redskins PK could continue hitting those 80 yarders. LOL

[McBoog]

 

 

 

 

 

the skins signed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OW! My brain hurtz! Too early for this!

 

 

[Men In Tights]

What coach would allow this kicker to eevn attempt those FG's. Even if they were crazy good and hit on 75% of all their attempts over 60-yards can you imagine the field position they would give up on a miss.

[Kid Cid]

Didn't Tony Franklin his a 70 yard FG in college?

[TimC]

Why do you people hate Rafael Septien?

[muck]

Didn't Tony Franklin his a 70 yard FG in college?

 

 

IIRC, Martin Grammatica was hitting 65+ yarders in pre-game warmups all throughout college...

[MikesVikes]

Ok. I've thought about it.

 

If they didn't change the rules when a game-changing player like Mike Vick joined the league with his unstoppable offensive power, then they won't change the rules for this.

 

 

 

They also haven't changed the rules when a team is seriously handicapped by their coach. So I also doubt that they'd change the rules over this lil kicker dude.

[godtomsatan]

Lets say some free agent comes on the scene from tibet or some other far reaching corner of the world, some little dude, maybe 4'11 and 100#'s wet... but he has giant legs. Let say it turns out he can repeatedly kick 80 yard field goals accurately, over and over he can kick them, and he gets signed by the Redskins...

 

For weeks they keep testing his leg, and by week 8 he is kicking from the opposing 20 yardline after a touchback and 3 and out, the offense never has to move the ball a yard and this little pecker can hit it though the uprights. By week 12, they are just kicking the field goal on 1st down cause then they don't have to worry about a fumble or sack.

 

Question is, would the competition committe change the rules?

 

 

No, because eventually someone would take him out. Long before Week 8.

Edited February 6, 2007 by godtomsatan

[Ursa Majoris]

The easiest way to change the rules to negate the giant-legged Tibetan would obviously be to ban field goals further out than the 40 yard line or thereabouts.

 

I don't believe I've got involved in this nonsense. Gotta be the off-season.