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Ed has a good point: Coaches need to know rules basics and trust in the stripes.
Case in point: A coach complained about a block in the back when his team snapped the ball to a back on a fake punt play. He said, "He was in the clip zone." Firstly, there is no clip zone. There IS a free blocking zone, but, secondly, it is gone as soon as the ball has traveled 3 yds in the air. It is impossible to legally block from behind in this situation. There simply isn't enough time to get behind someone.
A little knowledge of the rules is more dangerous than none.
I give coaches latitude when they complain about a judgment call. But complaining about rules of which they are ignorant, that galls me.
Coaches, if you are going to complain about application or knowledge of a rule, know what you are talking about first.
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