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Old Thu Sep 15, 2005, 04:37pm
BulldogMcC BulldogMcC is offline
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Re: Looking further

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Originally posted by Jaysef
Thanks guys...expanding this thread while we're on the topic...what about an O-lineman laying on top of his opponent after a flat-out pancake block while the play ensues?

J
[humor]Depends, would it be a legal block if they were standing up?[/humor]
I have seen this and usually don't pay attention to it unless the O-Line is truely holding him down. If he is just laying torso on torso there is no rule against blocking a defender legal on the ground. I do keep an eye for the defender taking cheap shots out of frustration though.
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