Was watching a clip on Deadspin where a team was third and goal, fumbled the snap, and then the ball got mishandled all the way down the field before the offensive team recovered on their own 7 yard line. Pretty brutal.
Question: At some point could the offensive team have not just punted the ball out of bounds in order to make it a dead ball? I realize it's easier said than done but when you're nudging it all the way back to your own goal line then at some point you might as well just try to punt the damn ball out of bounds rather than try to recover it with your hands.
Question: At some point could the offensive team have not just punted the ball out of bounds in order to make it a dead ball? I realize it's easier said than done but when you're nudging it all the way back to your own goal line then at some point you might as well just try to punt the damn ball out of bounds rather than try to recover it with your hands.