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Old Fri Aug 28, 2009, 03:30pm
patalia patalia is offline
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Originally Posted by Illini_Ref View Post
We've all seen it. Punt play. At the snap A5 and B5 engage in a legal block. A5 goes down and B5 continues pushing him back to the ground as he tries to get up.

If there is a disengagement, I'm saying this is a block in the back. If he falls on him and won't let him up do we have a hold? No call?
Yes, by rule, you have a new initial contact that is in the back and obviously any FBZ doesn't apply as ball is gone and players are down field. Also, you could and should most definitely call a hold if he is laying on the guy. This is not a legal blocking technique. The only time you might not flag this is if A5 (K5) is out of the play. In this case you will want to tell B5 (R5) to get off of him and give a warning not to do that again. This type of play can definitely harbor ill-will in the offended as it is very embarrassing to be pinned down and the offended will often react violently in getting the player off of them.
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