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Originally Posted by MJT
Totally agree with BktBallRef. That is what we go by as well.
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We had this same discussion at our association meeting this Fall. One crew had flagged a team for IBBW from this formation but it was because the lineman hesitated before the block. The coach did not like that explanation.
I watched a tape of one of our games where this happened and even though the block happened almost immediately after the snap, it still occurred after the ball had left the zone. Literally interpreting the rule would have a foul on this play. Using the judgement mentioned above is no foul and I agree with that. The issue is not every crew will call this consistently and coaches will get frustrated by that.