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In all seriousness, the one place I could see an 8 man crew is on kicks, but in virtually all cases it would be places not run very often. Free kicks could obviously use an official behind the kicker on onside situations. On field goals, the side judge could go back to the goal line with the new guy and cover that in case of a fake.
With the wide open passing games, a 9 man crew, with the current FJ and SJ brought closer to the line to take the pressure off the wings, and the two new guys back deeper, might be workable. With 5 guys in the secondary, the wings can stay home and officiate the LOS, leaving the umpire and referee to work the interior linemen actions and QB (R). With twins on each side, the mid-judges could take the slot receivers, the back judge the tight end, and the deep flanks the outside receivers with the wings taking anyone left in the backfield on his side. The other helps the U with holding and helps the R with QB fouls and late hits.
We have hell getting 5 guys dressed in places they put us. I'd hate to have to go in shifts for 9 guys!
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