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Old Mon Feb 24, 2003, 10:12am
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Originally posted by just another ref
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?
He doesn't, and that's exactly the point. The Lead picks up the play late and sees -- BANG! -- contact that demands a whistle. Problem is he doesn't have a great look at the defense. But b/c of the contact and the quickness, it looks like a block. So that's what he comes out with. That's the theory, anyway.

Chuck
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