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sm_bbcoach Mon Sep 29, 2003 10:50am

HAs a team line up in the wishbone (not uncommon)where the line was normal, backs normal. The strange one was the TE (I asked coach about it). He got to the line of scrimmage, placed his down field foot perpendicular to the tackles outside foot, and formed a rt angle with the line.

Has anyone seen this before?

Just for my sanity, he is considered ON THE LINE??? Right.

I have seem the end/TE line up somewhat like this, but usually off the line, or about 3 yds outside the tackle.

BktBallRef Mon Sep 29, 2003 11:41am

No, it is most definitely NOT considered to be on the line.

2-30-9
A lineman is any A player who is facing his opponent s goal line with the line of his shoulders approximately parallel thereto and with his head or foot breaking an imaginary plane drawn parallel to the line of scrimmage through the waist of the snapper when the ball is snapped.

Ed Hickland Mon Sep 29, 2003 09:46pm

Quote:

Originally posted by BktBallRef
No, it is most definitely NOT considered to be on the line.

2-30-9
A lineman is any A player who is facing his opponent s goal line with the line of his shoulders approximately parallel thereto and with his head or foot breaking an imaginary plane drawn parallel to the line of scrimmage through the waist of the snapper when the ball is snapped.

Hopefully, there were seven other plays on the line conforming to 2-30-9.

Smiley Tue Sep 30, 2003 08:25am

Even if there were 7 others on the line, this is an illegal formation, because he is neither on the line nor a back.

MD Longhorn Tue Sep 30, 2003 08:51am

If you had 7 on the line, and the sideways guy on the end - who is eligible? Sideways guy AND the guy on the end lined up correctly?

Seems like an illegal formation to me.

Snake~eyes Tue Sep 30, 2003 01:08pm

That formation is definitely illegal. Wishbone formation is a fullback and two tailbacks, plus the quarterback. Once you had the TE(who would now be called a wingback) is now in the backfield. Illegal formation. ;)

Smiley Wed Oct 01, 2003 09:18am

He is only in the backfield if he is not breaking the plane of the waist of the nearest lineman. If he is not in the backfield and is not facing the opponents goal, he is in an illegal position, thus it is an illegal formation.

Snake~eyes Wed Oct 01, 2003 10:04am

It was my understanding that he wasn't breaking the plane, but either way I guess they're both illegal formations.


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