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The NFL rules state that a practice field goal of the type performed with six seconds left is not allowed. But there is no specific remedy for just THAT.
There are two remedies which could have been imposed.
Unsportsmanlike conduct or delay of game within 2 min.
Unsportsmanlike conduct recieves a 15 yard penalty.
Delay of Game is 5 yards BUT inside of 2 min remaining in a half ten seconds is run off the clock which in the Sea/Atl would have ended the game.
Yes Carroll was an idiot for calling his alleged time out. But with the whistle blown for the time out the other team, in this case Atlanta, cannot proceed to snap the ball and practice the field goal...which is exactly what they did. Cheating is unsportsmanlike conduct.
The NFL has the authority to protest a game where unethical actions contribute directly or indirectly to the outcome.
Carroll was a moron to call the TO. He is a bigger moron if he does not officially protest the FG practice as it directly contributed to the outcome.
There are two remedies which could have been imposed.
Unsportsmanlike conduct or delay of game within 2 min.
Unsportsmanlike conduct recieves a 15 yard penalty.
Delay of Game is 5 yards BUT inside of 2 min remaining in a half ten seconds is run off the clock which in the Sea/Atl would have ended the game.
Yes Carroll was an idiot for calling his alleged time out. But with the whistle blown for the time out the other team, in this case Atlanta, cannot proceed to snap the ball and practice the field goal...which is exactly what they did. Cheating is unsportsmanlike conduct.
The NFL has the authority to protest a game where unethical actions contribute directly or indirectly to the outcome.
Carroll was a moron to call the TO. He is a bigger moron if he does not officially protest the FG practice as it directly contributed to the outcome.
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