Thread: Tackle Eligible
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Old Thu Nov 09, 2006, 02:45pm
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Originally Posted by parepat
I don't think I agree with this statement. Are you saying that if he lines up next to the guard with no other player beyond him on the LOS that he is not a tackle , but an end? I' would say that he is a tackle that is an eligible receiver if he has the proper number. Likewise in the muddle huddle the center is still a center even though he is on the end of the line.

I think I'm arguing over semantics.
As far as the rules go, there's no such thing as a tackle or a guard. If he's on the end of the line, he's an end.
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