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Old Mon Feb 24, 2003, 09:42am
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Originally posted by ChuckElias

A very experienced official recently expressed to me his theory that on 99% of all blarge calls, the Lead has the block and the Trail has the charge. His thought is that the Lead picks up the play much later and doesn't see the defense until the contact occurs. Always looks like a block.

Any thoughts?

Chuck
Maybe I'm not following you correctly. If he doesn't see the defense until the contact, how is it a block? If he didn't see the defender, how does he know whether the defender was moving, stationary, or what? Could you elaborate further?
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