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Originally Posted by bisonlj
Could it be because a QB going from a standing position to under center or a player going from a 2 point stance to a 3 point stance would not move both feet?
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No, because they didn't care about that then. It was a substantive change, not a clarif'n of something already understood or intended. If the QB looked like he still had body motion
forward at the snap to help him with a sneak, it was considered illegal motion. The rule then also meant the QB could give a motion signal by raising & lowering one foot, and that plus the motion of the man in motion did not constitute a shift. It still isn't considered a shift, but that's because officials are now ruling on the intent of the rule, while back then the wording supported them directly.
Robert