mikeak
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ivotuk":1sxiyeis said:About the bolded part, where in the rule does it say at what point the ball is or is not the "Flight" that allows someone to block the kick. I would argue that "Flight" applies to the moment it is snapped, where it is in "Flight" enroute to the holder.
If on a passing play, the snapper to a QB in shotgun delays his snap, wouldn't it be legal to try to get the ball enroute and collide with anyone while attempting to do so?
http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/kicksfromscrimmage
A member of the receiving team may not run into or rough a kicker who kicks from behind his line unless contact is:
(a) Incidental to and after he had touched ball in flight.
The ball has to be in flight for the "touching the ball" part to apply. So technically touching it on the ground didn't change anything. With that said Sherman is smart enough to know that if he doesn't touch the ball he is most DEFINATELY getting a call against him.