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Old Thu Mar 22, 2007, 11:29am
Robert Goodman Robert Goodman is offline
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Originally Posted by grantsrc
This was discussed by Pereira on an Official's Review segment after the NFL umpire was hit, I believe in Tampa. Garth De... something. Pereira said that the NFL has talked about moving the U to the offensive backfield but like MJT said, they see less over there.
I think it'd strongly affect the game. Like when the IWFL (or at least the local team) cheaped out and went to 4 man crews -- fine if you have games with little or no passing, but when they pass a lot it really affects the game vs. the 5- or 6-man crews other leagues were using.

Robert
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