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Could Parrish have caught the ball?

12-20-2007, 07:22 PM

..or at least swatted it away from the goal posts?

Is there a rule against doing so? Just curious

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12-20-2007, 07:24 PM

Re: Could Parrish have caught the ball?

If Parrish, being 4'10" could jump that high and swat the ball down I'd be surprised.

Honestly, I don't think there is a rule against it. It's not like goaltending I don't beleive. But I hae yet to see someone jump high enough over the crossbar to even have a chance. Even the guys who dunk the ball have a tough time getting that high, so I doubt Parrish could.
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12-20-2007, 07:31 PM

Re: Could Parrish have caught the ball?

Black men can jump. I dont care how tall they are. The ball nearly hit the cross bar.

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12-20-2007, 07:32 PM

Re: Could Parrish have caught the ball?

no rule that I know of...don't know if he could have done it...he was leaning in the other direction though, don't know if he could have reached if he tried.

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12-20-2007, 07:38 PM

Re: Could Parrish have caught the ball?

He also did not have a very good base for his jump.

I doubt he could have jumped that high.

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12-20-2007, 07:39 PM

Re: Could Parrish have caught the ball?

Originally posted by JD SabreFan

Black men can jump. I dont care how tall they are.

Even Wes Snipes couldn't jump with that much snow on the ground....
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12-20-2007, 07:51 PM

Re: Could Parrish have caught the ball?

I don't know what you are talking about...but I also can't imagine if that were legal that every team would have a guy there trying to swat lower kicks away.
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12-20-2007, 08:29 PM

Re: Could Parrish have caught the ball?

He would need a running start to get that high. Would be funny if every team had some dude that was 7' on there roster to swat down FG kicks.
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12-20-2007, 09:46 PM

Re: Could Parrish have caught the ball?

I don't think he could get that high at the precise moment.
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12-20-2007, 09:50 PM

Re: Could Parrish have caught the ball?

The goal posts are 10' off the ground. If the ball clears it, because of the angle, it's going to be at least 10'6" or 11' off the ground, most likely higher. So, not only would 5'6" Parrish have to jump high enough to knock the ball down, he'd have to time it perfectly and judge the exact spot where the ball would cross the goal post.

Even if there's no rule against it, it's damn near impossible.

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12-20-2007, 09:54 PM

Re: Could Parrish have caught the ball?

Originally posted by OpIv37

The goal posts are 10' off the ground. If the ball clears it, because of the angle, it's going to be at least 10'6" or 11' off the ground, most likely higher. So, not only would 5'6" Parrish have to jump high enough to knock the ball down, he'd have to time it perfectly and judge the exact spot where the ball would cross the goal post.

Even if there's no rule against it, it's damn near impossible.

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12-20-2007, 09:57 PM

Re: Could Parrish have caught the ball?

If we were going to do it, we should have used Langston Walker out there.
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12-20-2007, 10:02 PM

Re: Could Parrish have caught the ball?

we should've had roscoe climb up the goal posts

or have roscoe sitting on walker's shoulders

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12-20-2007, 10:04 PM

Re: Could Parrish have caught the ball?

It is against the rules to do this, but I can't find a specific reference - hold on...

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12-20-2007, 10:10 PM

Re: Could Parrish have caught the ball?

Wikipedia says this:

The defense will likewise line up all or nearly all of its players near the line of scrimmage to try to block the kick. The defense can only try to block the kick at the line; it cannot attempt to bat down a field-goal attempt at the uprights like a goalie.

But I do not know what their reference is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_goal_(football)

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