Thread: Deception play
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Old Mon May 26, 2014, 07:48am
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Originally Posted by Matt View Post
Yep. Mimicking offensive personnel or speaking directly to the runner is where verbal obstruction happens.
Well, I find it too nitpicky that yelling, "Get back, get back," is cause for a violation, but yelling, "I got it, I got it!" is perfectly acceptable. There is no play to be made on the thrown ball, so the comment is purely meant to send the runner back.
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