CFL Onside Punt Compilation

[@owenlaukkanen]

Absolutely love this part of the Canadian game!

[@OneBird.OneWord]

Great series of videos every CFL coach should show their team at the start of each season or whenever a new American is signed they should have to watch it. CFL a more pure game, closer to original rugby.

[@craigbrown4068]

This video is about to become really popular. A lot of Americans confused on the rules today!

[@jakemortinson3310]

Nope Americans don't care about your dumb Canadian rules. Anyone in Canada that shows any ability to play football comes to the US.... just saying we aren't going to care about some foreign onside kick rule

[@mnpa6154]

I know I am biased as a Canadian, but damn the CFL has such better mechanics than the NFL. I think the NFL is really nice because it's a bigger game (number of teams, fanbase, top-tier athletes, etc.), but I think the CFL with its pre-snap motion freedom, wider and longer field and end-zones, line-of-scrimmage rules, and rules such as this make for a much more interesting sport from the point of view of variable strategies. It's like a perfect marriage between its ancestral rugby football and NFL football. But of course, all three of these 'footballs' are great in themselves.

[@richardwatson6799]

I am American and enjoy the CFL much more than the NFL. Love the kicking rules in the CFL. Truer to rugby

[@insertcolorherehawk3761]

It is a different sport through, and it would be fun to have more leagues for it (This is essentially the Super League/Premiership comparison)

[@kdmq]

Listening CFL refs make calls is like listening to an elaborate physics lecture LOL

[@cflhighlights9370]

😂😂

[@Pete_Finch]

Oh shit, that's a spectacular rule that I had no idea about. We need this in the NFL. The referee accents are so great too, it's like I'm watching hockey but it just happens to be football

[@johncarolina4950]

It would get rid of specialists. punters would all be receivers or running backs

[@davidbuswa9425]

Not every receiver or running back can punt a football. It takes a special skillset to kick the football with backspin, placement and hangtime kicking the ball.@@johncarolina4950

[@johnsamoilis6379]

In order for all of this to work you need endzones that are 20 yards deep and the goal posts on the goal line. Of the 30 NFL Stadiums, 29 of them would not be able to handle this an no renovation would be able to make it work. The only stadium I can see this work after probably would be a 1 bn renovation is Soldier Field.

[@Someone-eq7rj]

@@johnsamoilis6379why would you need the bigger end zones to add an onside punt

[@ronpeacock9939]

these plays are one of the reasons why I loved being able to watch the CFL growing up. Yeah, my hometown bills were good... but the CFL game has much more nuances that have to be respected that are just not allowed in the NFL (No Fun League)

[@SP.007]

6:11 - So it is possible "I kick a touchdown, I kick a touchdown."

[@cflhighlights9370]

It’s happened 4 times in the history of the CFL. Edit: 6 times and once pre-CFL

[@teto85]

I LOVE the CFL.

[@Kev_shotem]

2:38 ref gotta leave the weed alone😂

[@cflhighlights9370]

So if you're familiar with my channel you've probably seen some of these clips before and might be tired of seeing them over again. I'm trying for this to not be the case but this has been a heavily requested video and there is overlap with other topics in these examples. I'll try to showcase more new clips in future videos.

[@teo_heel]

Don't care if some clips are appearing in many videos... if there's a reason to put the same clip in different videos, why not?

[@cflhighlights9370]

@@teo_heel Thanks for your input...good to know you don't mind.

[@teo_heel]

@@cflhighlights9370 why should I? There's no reason for it. You have not so much to work with so yeah, sometimes some clips might appear in more than one video.

[@KangaKucha]

Ottawa Redblacks (hate the name) frist TD score was by a player behind the punter who kicked into the endzone for the player to score with. 😊

[@max-zo5ew]

Crazy Rules kind of wish we had it in NFL O Canada...

[@scottmcallister3184]

If the Calgary/ BC game is the one I'm thinking of, Calgary got jobbed big time. In fact, we found out later that they had even told the officials ahead of the play to watch for them lining up onside. I don't know what was going on behind the scenes, but things were not friendly between the Stamps and the refs back then. Calgary got penalized a lot, and things got so heated that one player bowled over an official that was blocking his route.

[@cflhighlights9370]

It’s such a shame cause it’s the only time a desperation kick like that has worked.

[@brandttroup2949]

I like how this is pretty much Hamilton's offensive scheme.

[@Mustafa777.]

I’ve always wanted to see a game with nfl players with cfl rules

[@skylerwhitfield2]

Ok.. So a No yards penalty is like the old Halo rule. You have to give the PR room to field a kick since punt/kick team can't down the ball.. unless you're behind the punter or place kicker.. is that right?

[@cflhighlights9370]

Yup

[@jerryolund3713]

@@cflhighlights9370 The kicker himself is also considered onside for this rule.

[@cflhighlights9370]

@@jerryolund3713Yes sorry should have specified.

[@KangaKucha]

Kinda wish we could add Dominon Championship with the Grey Cup as well, as it starts in 1884 to 1908 (wish it could be 1880, but before 1884 it's just single games instead of a season or so) and adds a Montreal V Toronto game (Montreal Football Club beats Toronto Argonauts in 1884) Yet it doesn't add much more and likley why Grey Cup is on its own starting at 1909 (kinda wish it was 1920 to skip WW1 and the Rugby debate in 1919 and if 2020 were to be 100th Grey Cup, that given more fight to having a season that year) so oh well. Just keep in mind everyone... 😊

[@ChapSac]

3:38, how is the score 1 to 0??

[@cflhighlights9370]

If a kick goes into the endzone and the other team doesn’t bring it out it’s a single point for the kicking team, even on missed field goals.

[@KangaKucha]

Montreal in 2023 has 2 'self punts' to 1 player to give his team another set of downs but not much gain. 😊

[@BallparkHunter]

The Americans had this rule in college football until 1912, the same year they went to 4 downs!

[@KangaKucha]

Ottawa Redblacks (hate the name) frist TD score was by a player behind the punter who kicked into the endzone for the player to score with. 😊

[@klalakomacoi]

What does "no yards" mean?

[@cflhighlights9370]

When a kick is touched by the receiving team, players of the kicking team must be 5 yards away. The kicker and anyone behind him is exempt and can go in the 5 yard halo and recover the ball.

[@klalakomacoi]

@@cflhighlights9370 OK but the refs seem to call this even if the recoverer is onside

[@cflhighlights9370]

@@klalakomacoi Yeah, they have to throw it then check.

[@klalakomacoi]

@@cflhighlights9370 ok now I get it. Follow up question - that seems easy enough in the pros, where they can look at the tape, but what about at lower levels like high school?

[@cflhighlights9370]

@@klalakomacoi Before games refs ask coaches if they have any trick plays they want to do so they can be ready for them. In lower levels this is super important cause yes it can be hard to keep track of who’s onside.

[@KangaKucha]

Kickoffs not punt

[@512mane]

The fact they can throw the ball forward, then punt the ball into the end zone, and grab it and that’s valid just seems ridiculous

[@cflhighlights9370]

Why?

[@chrisk475]

It's a rugby thing that the league decided is a tradition worth keeping.

[@davidbuswa9425]

It's unique, not ridiculous. @512mane