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Originally Posted by Ed Hickland
You make an excellent point as the A-11 is exactly that smoke and the Rules Committee will be the smokeater.
Just give me a point why the A-11 is good for us officials?
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Ed, sorry but i don't think the objective should be whether something, "is good for us officials". What matters is whether something is "good for the game".
Prior to the current numbering restrictions being in place, the standard crew size was 4 (sometimes only 3) officials, and somehow the games were managed to be played anyway. Granted, the game was not nearly as wide open or pass involved, but the principles were exactly the same as they are today. Players on each end of the line and those in the offensive backfield were eligible to receive a forward pass.
Establishing the numbering requirements we have today certainly made monitoring eligibility a lot easier. I try not to guess what the rules makers might, or might not do, but I suspect you'd have to have a list of things to contemplate going into the triple digits before fining a suggestion to scrap the current numbering designations.
TXMike, what I'm saying is defining "The Spirit of the Rule" is like defining "The Bush Doctrine", everybody thinks they know what it is, but can NEVER actually put their finger on it because it's
NEVER been spelled out. It turns out to be everybody's own perception of what
they think it should be. You haven't documented anything but your opinion and the opinions of other like minded people, which may certainly be reasonable, but is still just an opinion.