![]() ![]() So what happened here? Football Zebras says in 1994, the height of a tee was made to a 1-inch elevation:Įven though the kicker may place a ball in any manner on top of or resting against a tee, by placing it in an upright position on the lip circumvents the 1-inch requirement. Smart! Except now, per a report from Football Zebras, the NFL changed its mind after Las Vegas had run it by SVP Walt Anderson - specifically, “the league have reconsidered that interpretation, according to league sources familiar with the reversal.” ![]() “As long as you don’t kick it into the end zone, extra hang time, put it at the goal line, we’re further down there, it gives the coverage team a better opportunity to make tackles inside the 25-yard line.” “They clarified a rule a couple weeks ago, that you’re permitted to hold the ball on the top of the tee now, so we’ve got a good kicker, you can add hang time to the kick, and I think you saw Daniel use that to our advantage,” head coach Josh McDaniels said, via PFT. Pro Football Talk recapped why: That gave more hang time to Daniel Carlson’s kicks. That’s because the holder was putting the ball on a tee rather than having the football nestled it in there as usual. If not, here’s the recap: The Raiders used a holder on kickoffs, despite the fact that it was a Thursday night game that took place indoors. Did you notice the quirky thing the Las Vegas Raiders were doing last week in that awful loss to the Los Angeles Rams? ![]()
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