Bears special teams play

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hooskins
11-13-2006, 12:18 AM
I am posting this bc we need to get our minds off our team. The Giants are also losing, so its awesome.

Just watching Sunday Night, and the Bears just had a pretty sweet play. The Giants lined up for a 51 yard field goal, and the kick was short. It fell into the arms of a Bears player in the endzone.

He slowly took a couple of steps, as if to down it in the endzone, and then he sped off, catching the Giants off guard. He returned it for a TD.

A couple of points, first of all when you catch it in the endzone, it doesnt count as a touchback, unless you down it. If you keep on moving, even slightly, the play is still in action.

I was shocked bc I have seen this play in football before, but not in the NFL. Last year some college team did this on a kickoff. The dude slowly walked, as if he was gonna down it. The kickoff team stopped bc they thought the play was over, and then he sped off for a TD. W.Michigan tried to run this on UVA this year too(I was at the game) and it failed.

Basically it was a really sweet play, and I did not expect it to work in the NFL. Thoughts?

Sheriff Gonna Getcha
11-13-2006, 12:19 AM
That Hester kid is a special teams monster.

Citizens for 81
11-13-2006, 12:21 AM
B.Mitch did that on a kickoff in New Orleans one year. I don't remember what year though.

VTSkins897
11-13-2006, 12:27 AM
I am posting this bc we need to get our minds off our team. The Giants are also losing, so its awesome.

Just watching Sunday Night, and the Bears just had a pretty sweet play. The Giants lined up for a 51 yard field goal, and the kick was short. It fell into the arms of a Bears player in the endzone.

He slowly took a couple of steps, as if to down it in the endzone, and then he sped off, catching the Giants off guard. He returned it for a TD.

A couple of points, first of all when you catch it in the endzone, it doesnt count as a touchback, unless you down it. If you keep on moving, even slightly, the play is still in action.

I was shocked bc I have seen this play in football before, but not in the NFL. Last year some college team did this on a kickoff. The dude slowly walked, as if he was gonna down it. The kickoff team stopped bc they thought the play was over, and then he sped off for a TD. W.Michigan tried to run this on UVA this year too(I was at the game) and it failed.

Basically it was a really sweet play, and I did not expect it to work in the NFL. Thoughts?

i only saw the gamecast of it. how far was it? didn't something like that happen last year. espn said it was the longest play in nfl history... or so i read.

Citizens for 81
11-13-2006, 12:30 AM
Now that I think about it, it wasn't a KO but a punt that went into the endzone and the Saints players were just walking around in the endzone with their thumbs up their asses.

BMitch just sneaked in, snatched it up, and took it to the house.

Sheriff Gonna Getcha
11-13-2006, 12:31 AM
i only saw the gamecast of it. how far was it? didn't something like that happen last year. espn said it was the longest play in nfl history... or so i read.

He went from the very end of his own end-zone to the other end-zone (109.5 yards).

VTSkins897
11-13-2006, 12:33 AM
He went from the very end of his own end-zone to the other end-zone (109.5 yards).


and it was hester? awesome.

i'm sure not many people know but i HATE the giants far worse than the cowboys or eagles...

though this greasy-haired punk with a mcnabb jersey almost changed that today.

"northerners"

Citizens for 81
11-13-2006, 12:37 AM
How many return TD's does Hester have now?

Sheriff Gonna Getcha
11-13-2006, 12:37 AM
"northerners"

"Secessh" ;)

Sheriff Gonna Getcha
11-13-2006, 12:38 AM
How many return TD's does Hester have now?

2 or 3?

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