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Old Tue Aug 08, 2006, 04:28pm
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But Ref, we seen it on "youtube" and the guy said it was a legal play.
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Old Tue Aug 08, 2006, 04:40pm
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isn't that an illegal snap ??
the center/snapper lifts the ball and hands it to
the QB--- dead ball foul-- illegal snap ???
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Old Tue Aug 08, 2006, 04:47pm
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I believe they said it's the first play of the game. So I don't think they were expecting them to take a knee.

I would like to download this, too, but it's a .swf file with some javascript that calls for a certain file, so good luck. If anybody is geeky enough to figure it out, I'm sure we'd all love to be able to grab it.
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Old Tue Aug 08, 2006, 05:29pm
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I would like to download this, too, but it's a .swf file with some javascript that calls for a certain file, so good luck. If anybody is geeky enough to figure it out, I'm sure we'd all love to be able to grab it.
Hint, hint: keepvid.com

I think it's use may be questionable. And the file is in FLV format, so work from there!
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Old Wed Aug 09, 2006, 10:40am
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After studying the rule book last night, I think I'm going with illegal snap on that. In addition to 2-38.2, I'd cite:

7-2-1 3...Following the ready-for-play and after touching the ball, the snapper shall not:
d. Following adjustment, lift or move the ball other than in a legal snap.
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After studying the rule book last night, I think I'm going with illegal snap on that. In addition to 2-38.2, I'd cite:

7-2-1 3...Following the ready-for-play and after touching the ball, the snapper shall not:
d. Following adjustment, lift or move the ball other than in a legal snap.
While the snap could probably be judged as failing the requirements of "quick and continuous" (2-39-2) I think you'd be better off ruling this as Unsportsmanlike (15 yds vs. 5 yds).


Theisey - I thought the video said this was the first play from scrimmage.
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Old Wed Aug 09, 2006, 11:29am
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I imagine you could do that, too. Deliberate intent to deceive and all that. I've just been trying to find some leg in the rule book to stand on on that.
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Old Wed Aug 09, 2006, 11:59am
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I saw that on Real TV sometime back and cringed at the commentator's remark that it was legal. Flag it and don't look back.
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Old Wed Aug 09, 2006, 12:08pm
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Not only could this be considered an illegal snap, but look at all of the "movement" by the other team members once the QB goes "in motion"! At the very least this is a penalty for illegal shift, not to mention the obvious unsportsmanlike situation. Also, I sure hope the wings were anticipating the QB taking a knee, but even so, the wing at the top of the screen was WAY TOO CLOSE.

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Not only could this be considered an illegal snap, but look at all of the "movement" by the other team members once the QB goes "in motion"! At the very least this is a penalty for illegal shift, not to mention the obvious unsportsmanlike situation. Also, I sure hope the wings were anticipating the QB taking a knee, but even so, the wing at the top of the screen was WAY TOO CLOSE.

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The QB was not in motion. He had the ball.
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From Redding (Pg 104) -

Unfair Acts

Unfair acts may include sideline personnel or others subject to the rules interfering with the ball or a player during play, acts which make a travesty of the game, repeated half-the-distance fouls to prevent a score or other deliberated delays, or any other such act not specifically covered by the rules. The referee has broad authority to enforce any equitable penalty, including awarding a score, for unfair acts. He may also declare a forfeit for repeated delays (9-9 Pen).

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Football has traditionally been a game of deception and trickery. There is both legal deception, e.g., faking a kick, and illegal deception e.g., hiding a ball under a jersey. Also, multiple shifts, unusual formations and creative plays are accepted practices. However, actions or verbiage designed to confuse the defense into believing there is a problem and a snap is not imminent, are not legal. This includes pretending to have a problem with the play that has been called, an equipment problem with a shoe, the ball or kicking tee, etc. and feigning an injury. A good rule of thumb to follow is that if an act appears to be unfair, it probably is contrary to the rules.



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Old Wed Aug 09, 2006, 11:03am
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I believe they said it's the first play of the game. So I don't think they were expecting them to take a knee.

I would like to download this, too, but it's a .swf file with some javascript that calls for a certain file, so good luck. If anybody is geeky enough to figure it out, I'm sure we'd all love to be able to grab it.
If you use Firefox as your web browser, there's an extension called VideoDownloader that will let you do this. Take a look at https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390/
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Old Tue Aug 08, 2006, 04:49pm
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isn't that an illegal snap ??
the center/snapper lifts the ball and hands it to
the QB--- dead ball foul-- illegal snap ???
I thought the same thing. At first I thought there was a rule about the snap going between the legs of the center. But after reading (and your point), I think it was an illegal snap. 2-38.2: "In a snap, the movement must be a quick and continuous backward motion...."
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