chop block

[daggo66]

Originally Posted by cmathews

No a chop block is not confined to the free blocking zone....I called one downfield a couple seasons ago...about 15 yrds down field....they are ugly and I wish that the HFHS would go to the college rule (pre 2008) and any combination block that included a low block...ie low high, high low, and low low as opposed to only penalizing if the 2nd block is low...the NCAA this year took out the low low combination block from the chop definition.....

Then you called it incorrectly. By definition a chop block can only occur in the FBZ. Anywhere else and it's just a BBW.

[Deep]

Originally Posted by daggo66

Then you called it incorrectly. By definition a chop block can only occur in the FBZ. Anywhere else and it's just a BBW.

Pretty sure he's talking about calling it in a college game. And a chop block is illegal anywhere on the field in college.