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Originally Posted by jTheUmp
The umpire still has that responsibility... although it's admittedly difficult on longer field goal attempts.
Having the U under the upright for all FG attempts is new this year... prior to 2009, the U is under the upright if the kick was from inside the 15... if the kick is from outside the 15, only the BJ was under the upright. (Unless it was a "game-deciding attempt"). We changed this year to make the positioning simpler and more consistent (some crews had the U under the upright on all attempts prior to 2009).
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You put an U back on a FIVE man crew? My goodness, you value a second wing over an umpire on a KICK try or FG?
We work by the book with my crew:
4-man. R has the uprights. Wing on the side opposite the R stays on the line and watches for roughing on the kicker/holder. Wing on R's side goes to the end line and gives a thumbs up or thumbs down on the crossbar. If there's a fake or a fire situation, that wing can quickly get to the pylon and the R follows behind.
5-man we run 2 back at ANY distance. BJ and the wing on the R's side.