Quote:
Originally Posted by dumbref
Nobody has more respect for Bob M.'s opinions than I. On this one I happen to disagree. IMHO a legal shift must be completed before one man can go in motion - therefore an illegal shift. But it's not worth making a big deal out of it. The results are pretty much the same.
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REPLY: You're right that it's just a technicality. But...
NF 7-2-7:
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ART. 7 . . .
Only one A player may be in motion at the snap and then only if such motion is not toward his opponent’s goal line."
...and...
"PENALTY: Illegal formation (Arts. 1, 2, 3) – (S19); illegal snap (Art. 4) – (S7- 19); illegal numbering (Art. 5) – (S19); illegal shift (Art. 6) – (S20);
illegal motion (Art. 7) – (S20); planned loose-ball infraction (Art. 8) – (S19) – 5 yards."