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Originally Posted by wisref2
Sorry Reffing, have to disagree. The rule is intended to prevent such actions. #83 is pretending to not be participating in the play. (insert normal "have to see it" statement here)
A play-action pass uses normal football actions for deception. Standing and talking to a coach is not normal football action and the rule is designed to prevent such tom-foolery. This is football, not theatre club.  |
THen call a timeout everytime the QB goes to the sideline to get the play, as this is talking to a coach, which is apparently not football action. Talking to the coach is not pretending to not participate in the play otherwise the QB would be pretending to leave the game between downs. The 9-yard mark rule was put in play to allow this play with proper procedures. Or perhaps we should forbid players from being outside the 9 yard marks in any circumstances (we'd have more room to work). Or perhaps we take all coaches off the sideline since they cannot communcate with players.
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Going outside the 9 yard marks after the ready = not a foul
Talking to a coach between downs = not a foul
Fake substitution = foul, but nothing here makes it a fake substitution. Would it change your mind if the receiver was facing the LOS and talking to the sideline, aside from a requirment for being on the LOS direction a player is facing is of no value. He is all alone, no pretend substitution going on. Don't bale out the defense for missing an assignment. Its not like they took 3 players off the field and left one of them in, or had a player go in motion on a b-line towards his sideline (which are covered in various resources from NFHS).