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Old Sat Oct 03, 2009, 01:06am
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Originally Posted by stegenref View Post

The term crack back block is only a phrase used at the NFL level to describe an illegal act. There is no such terminology at the high school level or the college level. Only lineman can block below the waist and a WR is not a lineman by definition. So there is nothing special to watch out for, this block would be obvious to almost anyone if they understand the rule. There is nothing illegal about a WR coming back to the ball and making a legal block (above the waist and on the side or in front).

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A "receiver" can certainly line up on the line and in the FBZ, so the block *could* be legal.
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