Illegal Motion or False Start

[MJT]

Originally Posted by TXMike

What I was trying to assess was the legality of what the motion man was doing assuming the RB who had lurched forward had done nothing. Make believe that RB had not moved at all and all we had was what the motion man was doing....false start or illegal motion?

Well if that is what you are discussing, that is a classic example of IM cuz he is moving towards the LOS at the snap. It would not be a FS in this case. It would be a FS if he was going sideways, or slightly backwards and then turned quickly up field before the snap cuz that quick turn would be simulating the start of the play.

[ljdave]

Live ball foul, since it's not a foul until the snap. If he'd adjusted his motion to a path that was parallel to the LOS before the snap, we'd have nothing (That is, ignoring the obvious false start by the RB).