Bears special teams play

[hooskins]

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]

That Hester kid is a special teams monster.

[Citizens for 81]

B.Mitch did that on a kickoff in New Orleans one year. I don't remember what year though.

[VTSkins897]

Originally Posted by hooskins

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]

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]

Originally Posted by VTSkins897

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]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

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]

How many return TD's does Hester have now?

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by VTSkins897

"northerners"

"Secessh"

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by Citizens for 81

How many return TD's does Hester have now?

2 or 3?

[70Chip]

My old roommate used to get on a kick about how NFL teams should get like a 7 foot guy to stand at the back of the endzone to block the really close ones. He made a pretty strong case. Lots of field goals barely make it over. Taylor has a ridiculous vertical leap. We could have him "goaltend" for us.

[Citizens for 81]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

My old roommate used to get on a kick about how NFL teams should get like a 7 foot guy to stand at the back of the endzone to block the really close ones. He made a pretty strong case. Lots of field goals barely make it over. Taylor has a ridiculous vertical leap. We could have him "goaltend" for us.

Why not a giraffe?

[dmek25]

he did exactly the same thing last season ,setting the nfl record for longest return. and the game against the saints, when the players were walking off the field. that wasnt mitchell or the redskins.

[marius]

Originally Posted by Citizens for 81

How many return TD's does Hester have now?

Hester has 2 punt returns for TD's and now this 108 yard field goal return. On 32 punt returns the guy averages 13.1 yards! Awesome stuff.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by dmek25

he did exactly the same thing last season ,setting the nfl record for longest return. and the game against the saints, when the players were walking off the field. that wasnt mitchell or the redskins.

Hester did the same thing? Isn't he a rookie?