Great, I have to deal with A-11

[MI Official]

While the jury is still out on my opinion of the offense, I did go and look at the website. USC would still be a very hard sell. but there are times when the formation appears to have less than 7. That being said, a majority of it is screens and runs. My question is this... IN SKF isn't the "kicker" that is 7 yards deep supposed to be directly behind center? Likewise it looked like when they ran an "up back" he may have been between the center and the other QB.... lets just say I am shaking my head on a lot of the formations I saw.....

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by MI Official

While the jury is still out on my opinion of the offense, I did go and look at the website. USC would still be a very hard sell. but there are times when the formation appears to have less than 7. That being said, a majority of it is screens and runs. My question is this... IN SKF isn't the "kicker" that is 7 yards deep supposed to be directly behind center? Likewise it looked like when they ran an "up back" he may have been between the center and the other QB.... lets just say I am shaking my head on a lot of the formations I saw.....

It does not have to be the kicker that is seven yards back, just someone that is able to receive the snap. And you do not have to snap to the "kicker." You could snap the ball to an upback. But the bottom line is you cannot have someone under center and be allowed all the things you can do in a scrimmage kick formation.

Peace

[MI Official]

I understand the no one under center and it doesnt necessarily have to be a kicker. What I am saying is that in any and all graphic representations of the SKF the player has been directly behind the center 7+ yards deep. is this still a legal SKF if the player(s) are behind the guard(s)???

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by MI Official

I understand the no one under center and it doesnt necessarily have to be a kicker. What I am saying is that in any and all graphic representations of the SKF the player has been directly behind the center 7+ yards deep. is this still a legal SKF if the player(s) are behind the guard(s)???

If you take the intent of the rule, then I would say no. Then again I think the rule just does not want a player 4 yards behind the center and have another player 3 yards behind the player directly behind the center.

Peace

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by MI Official

I understand the no one under center and it doesnt necessarily have to be a kicker. What I am saying is that in any and all graphic representations of the SKF the player has been directly behind the center 7+ yards deep. is this still a legal SKF if the player(s) are behind the guard(s)???

If they can get to the snap, why not? We're going to kick only from formations that have nobody standing straight behind center, only behind the guards. They won't be scrimmage kick formations as the rule book defines them, but we will in fact use them for kicking -- and for all our other plays.

Robert