Covering Field Goal with 5-man mechanics (NFHS)

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Originally Posted by dldsooner

How in the world can the BJ alone cover the goal posts by himself? You should never have just one person under the goal on a FG or PAT.

I always thought in 5 man there are _always_ 2 under the uprights, even for long FG/PAT attempts.

However, for 4 man games, the U may be alone. On a short FG/PAT, LJ busts to the endline at the snap for over/under, R has left/right, HL has kicker/holder. For long FG/PAT, U has over/under, R has left/right, HL has kicker/holder, and LJ has the snapper. In neither of these cases does anybody have the goal on their own.