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Double Wing TE cut blocking
Sorry for the length of this but want to get all the details in upfront.
I am a new Umpire working with a very shaky crew when it comes to rule knowledge. My white hat was supposed to get clarification on this situation and CC me in on the E-mail but I do not believe he ever sent it.
We had a High School scrimmage (NFHS) last week where the Center always cut to the backside and the backside TE would cut back inside when the team ran their pitch.
I flagged them a couple times for Chop Blocks on the DT as the TE stayed high on those blocks.
Most of the time the TE was able to get his head and body in front on the Cut blocks but a few time he clipped the DT or just plain hit him in the back when he did not cut.
I threw a flag for a Clip on the Cut Block but my White hat waved it off. The Head coach insists that they used this scheme last year and never where flagged for it.
My questions
1) should a TE whose OL uses 6 inch splits be allowed to cut block to the inside or straight ahead?
2) Should the Clip have been waved off.
Again sorry for the long winded post
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