Is hand chop required?

[PSU213]

Our BJ does not 'chop' for any plays. He just puts his hand up at the 5 second mark. I would doubt if the QB (obviously at the LOS) could even see his 'chopping' 20 yards deep.

Originally Posted by PSU213

Our BJ does not 'chop' for any plays. He just puts his hand up at the 5 second mark. I would doubt if the QB (obviously at the LOS) could even see his 'chopping' 20 yards deep.

I can see your point, and this was raised at the Nebraska rules meeting when this was brought up the first time. The NSAA said the chop is better than the raised hand, otherwise the QB would think there's a dead ball.