DrafterX wrote:I think they called it 'Launching' about 98% of the time...
Just quoting the article I read http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/ct-nfl-outlaw-the-leap-shea-mcclellin-20161214-story.html
For some,
The Leap is a delight, a perfectly legal combination of exemplary teamwork and thrilling athleticism. For others,
The Leap is a menace, a loophole-exploiting trick that places players' safety at unnecessary risk.
The play has made a distinct impact on this NFL season. In Week 10, Broncos special teamer Justin Simmons leaped over the New Orleans Saints' line late in the fourth quarter and blocked what would have been a go-ahead extra point. Teammate Will Parks scooped the ball and ran to the end zone for a two-point conversion, flipping a one-point deficit to a one-point lead, effectively stealing a victory.
"Just time it up right," McClellin said Monday night. "That's all you've got to do: time it up right."
But
The Leap contains so much more, in both preparation and execution, beginning with the technique of the most overlooked player on most NFL rosters.
No one doubts the present legality of
The Leap. Rule 12, Section 3 of the NFL rulebook details what is prohibited on a kick: jumping or standing on a teammate; placing a hand on another player to gain extra height; lifting a teammate; and leaping over players at the line of scrimmage and landing on someone.