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Tue Oct 07, 2003, 01:43pm
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I have received lots of questions regarding blocks below the waist in the free blocking zone in a shotgun formation. The rule requires the ball to be in the free blocking zone at the time of the block. The question arises when A's lineman immediately go low at the snap. We have been calling this a legal block. If they delay at all, they can not block below the waist because the ball will be out of the zone. Agree? Disagree? Any thoughts?
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Tue Oct 07, 2003, 01:51pm
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Unless the shotgun snap is an incredibly slow rainbow snap, there's no way an offensive lineman can engage a defender down low before the ball gets to the QB. I would discourage such blocks in shotgun formation.
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Tue Oct 07, 2003, 02:10pm
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If you look closely there is very little opportunity for a low block ever...In our area we concentrate on initial charge, if it is immediately low, we allow it, even in the shotgun.. If you look closely also I bet there are very few times that when blocker goes low the defender doesn't try to "defend" himself with his hands, when he does that the block becomes legal if there is contact with the defenders hands... In short, I would allow the initial charge to be low..as long as it is simultaneous with the snap
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Tue Oct 07, 2003, 09:12pm
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I had just that complaint last Friday night, explained it to be OK if immediate, then had our state commissioner (who happens to be on the NF rules committee) confirm that interpretation yesterday. Any delay...flag it. I also agree with the contact with the hands first comment.
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