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Originally posted by l3will
So you going to call it if you A breaks the huddle, you get
ready to mark it ready (everyone is okay), then notice
that a back has a shoulder pad outside of his jersey.
( Or anything that causes the WH to call an official timeout
for equipment. ). Then the WH give the RFP after team
A has already gotten into their formation with wideouts
outside of the 9 yard mark ????
I guess if you are a strict legalist you would toss the flag,
but I think this is where some judgement comes into play.
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Good point, I think I let it slide on this one because A had complied with the rule prior to the equipment time out, while the 25 second clock restarts, I would take the first RFP as the start of the time window where A must be between the nines.
The best example we had at our meeting was team B has the ball on the hash nearest their sideline and there is a time out. B's coach has an authorized conference 1 yard from his sideline. As the referee blows the RFP, they move into position on the ball. A88, in a split end position, lines up 4.5 yards from the sideline, in a normal formation and is covered by the defense. The message we got from our state is that they need to modify their lining up so everyone moves inside the nines then back out to their designed position. Even in this case the state says flag it.
I am all for using judgement, but the state is worried about consistency with a new rule and wants it enforced in a standard way.