Post by Blackhawk1 on Nov 1, 2009 17:20:18 GMT
Here is the situation:
On our opponent's opening drive we stopped them on three and out. It was 4th and 4 and, they punted. Our returner signaled fair catch, but muffed it. He fell on it and recovered. The official threw a flag and indicated an invalid fair catch signal. He said our guy did not have his hand far enough over his head. The officials then huddled for a good 3 minutes before awarding our opponent's a first down due to the five yard penalty. The explanation I got was that is was a "live ball foul". I was livid. Our opponent's proceeded to continue their drive and eventually scored. Can anyone shed light on this? Was this the right call? It seems to me that we should have retained possession but been penalized after the play was over.
On our opponent's opening drive we stopped them on three and out. It was 4th and 4 and, they punted. Our returner signaled fair catch, but muffed it. He fell on it and recovered. The official threw a flag and indicated an invalid fair catch signal. He said our guy did not have his hand far enough over his head. The officials then huddled for a good 3 minutes before awarding our opponent's a first down due to the five yard penalty. The explanation I got was that is was a "live ball foul". I was livid. Our opponent's proceeded to continue their drive and eventually scored. Can anyone shed light on this? Was this the right call? It seems to me that we should have retained possession but been penalized after the play was over.