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Originally posted by MisterDeVonne
when do I throw the flag on an offsides?
Blow it dead on sight or let the play go and throw the flag simulataneous with the snap?
What about when they line up offsides????
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I don't know what code you are looking for, but for NF the pertinent rules are 7-1-5 and 7-1-6. Blow it dead and flag it as soon as it happens. After the RFP sounds and the center puts his hand(s) on the ball, breaking the plane of the neutral zone is foul. If they line up in the NZ, I may give the player a brief moment to correct his position, but if he doesn't do it quickly, it is a dead ball foul. Finally, for NF rules this is "encroachment," not offsides.