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Originally posted by Ed Hickland
I have always wondered why 7 yards was chosen. Could it have been because most snaps for field goals and extra point trys were already 7 yards?
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As for roughing the snapper, that requires 7 yards and proper positioning of players to allow that protection.
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But 5 yards as in this example is stretching the point.
What was the consensus of the meeting? Roughing or not?
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It is roughing... it is an obvious scrimmage kick formation and I do not know how many officials really measure or look to see if they are 6, 7 or 8 yards behind the snapper. So the spirt of the rules is to protect a snapper, holder, and kicker who are not in a position to protect themselves..
My call is roughing every time! [anyway, no coach is going to know the rule about 7 yards anyway...hehehe]