if a guard wasnt lined up right it would be a live ball foul. so why would you blow it dead if the center wasnt lined up right. says nothing about snapping it, just he must be lined up right to be considered a snapper. just like the guard must be lined up correctly.
i think the definition was added for teams that run the swinging gate, when the snaper snaps the ball sideways.
prevents him from getting a better angle on the sideways snap.
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