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Originally Posted by JPC75
...How about the "too many men" on the field trick play where the QB or Kicker pretends to be confused and count the players on the field during a no hundle play and yells at the recent substitute to get off the field. (Two men leave the field from the previous play and one man comes on.)
The substitute runs toward the sidelines and just as he is about to exit the field the center snaps the ball to the QB or direclty to the kicker and the exiting sub turns downfield for a bomb into the end zone.
Refs always call too many men on the field for this one if not notified and still even when notified a flag usually is dropped.
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REPLY: Well, it's nice to know the officials got that one right, since it's a blatant violation of the illegal participation rule, which prohibits the offense from using substitutions or pretended substitutions immediately before the snap to confuse the defense. I'm sure the officials you're speaking about appreciate your endorsement.