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Originally posted by MJT
Actually it is not legal to BBW any time the ball and block is in the FBZ.
Blocking below the waist - initial contact at or below the waist from the front or side and they are not the runner.
BBW is permitted in the FBZ when
1) by all players who are on the LOS and in the zone at the snap
2) the contact is in the zone
3) the ball is still in the zone
So if that LB was blitzing, he probably would have been on the LOS at the snap, so as long as the ball was in the zone, the block would have been legal.
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What you are saying is true, but that was not the point of my post. The term chop block describes an illegal act. You cannot chop block any defensive player legally. Who calls it depends on who does it. It could be the BJ if he sees it. And has responsibility for a certain player that might participate in a chop block.
My post is not about what is legal or not legal in the FBZ. And who can be blocked and who cannot be blocked. The question was a suggestion (or least was not clear) that a chop block is called by certain official and can be committed by one person. I know the parameters of what is legal or illegal in the free blocking zone. But a chop block if committed by definition is never legal.
Peace