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Originally Posted by bigjohn
red #39 is pulling the pile!
It is not illegal because he is on defense, but he is pulling the pile! 
There should be a flag on this play though and most of you would not throw it. More than one A player is pushing the pile and helping the runner.
That is the spirit of the rule. |
It is no such thing. People push "the pile" all the time. Surely you don't mean that if you can't get to the runner, you must back off and wait your turn...
The rule says you can't push THE RUNNER. (Like Reggie Bush was pushed in the ND-USC game a few years back). Pushing the pile is NOTHING. You can't get on the ballcarrier and just push him.