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Originally Posted by Jim D
Yes, otherwise a team could have a conference during the time out and then have one player remain just inbounds right by the sideline and hope the defense misses seeing him. The purpose of the rule is to eliminate the hide out play.
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That being said, many will not have a flag for this if the end is covered the whole time by a defender. It is mostly the hideout play they are looking for. It is pretty easy however, for the wing to simply tell the player to get inside the numbers until the RFP is blown.