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Originally Posted by bigjohn
Rich I agree 100% with this part of your quoted post!
It's a rule that was written to combat deceptive substitutions and shifts and I would rather work with the intent of the rule rather than the strict letter of it, regardless of how many case plays someone posts.
That is the point I have been trying to make all along. 7-2-2 does not address this and most officials will not call it deceptive.
That is why I reposted it. I think that anytime a sub comes in and doesn't get inside the 9s it should be ILLEGAL SUBSTITUTION.
My two possible rules additions could fix that.
Either add the words "A must get inside the nine yard marks as well" to 3-7-5 or add the word "Legal" to 2-32-15
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Explain how if the defense recognizes the player "out there" and covers him prior to the snap it is somehow "deceptive".
Your rule suggestion merely makes an illegal formation foul into an illegal substitution foul, both of which are live ball 5yd penalties. Just what does your brilliant idea dramatically change?