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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Umm, how does this qualify as a complex rule?
Ball kicked out of bounds on the fly = no points
Ball hits ground in play = live ball, normal scoring rules apply.
There is nothing at all complicated about that.
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On kickoffs
- in bounds no point
- out of bounds no point
On FG attempts
- in bounds point
- Out of bounds no point
On punts
- In bounds in the end zone point
- Out of bounds in the end zone no point
- Out of bounds inside the 20 yard lines (or whatever that is now) penalty.
- In bounds inside the 20's first but rolls out- no penalty
- In bounds inside the 20's first but rolls out with a defender within 5 yards- penalty on the defender.
Compare that to the NFL:
- if the ball is downed in the end zone the team gets it on the 20.
That means the CFL has 9 rules on one kind of play compared to 1 for the NFL. That's worse than the infield fly rule in baseball. Never mind adding getting replays and blown calls when it lands close to the line.