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Originally posted by ploeger76
Are you sure that is the correct interpretation of the rule? If it were as simple as that why does the rule itself include the ending "at or immediately before the snap or free kick?" Why would the rule not just say "To use a player, replaced player or substitute in a substitution or pretend substitution to deceive opponents."? Or better yet as simple as "If the player is pretending to be a replaced player, this is ILLEGAL."
Who determines if he is pretending? The WR is just going to his assigned location on the field for the upcoming play.
What do the rest of you think?
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I believe a casebook example exists of this kind of deception. When I get home, I will look this up and share it. I am without my rulebook today
There is a case where 3 players come in, 4 go out and one of the four stops short of the sideline in his position. I believe the ruling states that the official must judge if this was a pretend substitution or not.
My philosophy (and I strongly believe the rules intention) is that the both teams should have the benefit of knowing exactly who is participating during any given down. How else do we explain many of the other rules about substitutions?
Tue Sep 16, 2003, 01:35pm
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