The "Future" of the A 6 + 5

[Bob M.]

REPLY: From the highschool.rivals.com article posted by RichMSN:

"What the A-11 can do is have offensive players wait until the final seconds of the play clock and then take positions on the line making it difficult for the defense to know, until the last moment, which receivers are eligible."

Which is precisely why the numbering rule was put into the Federation and NCAA rules back in the early 70s: so that the defense has a reasonable opportunity to know which six offensive players are (might be) eligible. The numbering rule allows them to rule out the 50-79s.

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by Bob M.

REPLY: From the highschool.rivals.com article posted by RichMSN:

"What the A-11 can do is have offensive players wait until the final seconds of the play clock and then take positions on the line making it difficult for the defense to know, until the last moment, which receivers are eligible."

Which is precisely why the numbering rule was put into the Federation and NCAA rules back in the early 70s: so that the defense has a reasonable opportunity to know which six offensive players are (might be) eligible. The numbering rule allows them to rule out the 50-79s.

My first comment on this offense was that I thought it violated the spirit of the rules. Nothing that we've seen in the past year has given me reason to think otherwise.