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InsideTheStripe Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:32pm
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Originally Posted by LDUB (Post 629792)
Squaring off has nothing to do with anything, one can do that and still run to the spot.
It did when responding to your post "as written".

Outside the 5 (going in/out), I've never seen an NFL or NCAA spot the ball inside the hashes. I wasn't advocating bringing the ball to the sideline for spots on plays that end inside the hashes.

I was simply pointing out that no one runs completely straight. You lose more precision the further you run. That doesn't mean you should never come in a "sell" a spot.

RadioBlue Fri Oct 09, 2009 08:23am
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Originally Posted by InsideTheStripe (Post 629794)
It did when responding to your post "as written".

Outside the 5 (going in/out), I've never seen an NFL or NCAA spot the ball inside the hashes. I wasn't advocating bringing the ball to the sideline for spots on plays that end inside the hashes.

I was simply pointing out that no one runs completely straight. You lose more precision the further you run. That doesn't mean you should never come in a "sell" a spot.
A wing official is not trying to run in a straight line. They're running to the "blade of grass" where they saw the ball become dead.

LDUB Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:39am
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Originally Posted by InsideTheStripe (Post 629794)
It did when responding to your post "as written".
No, I said the official runs to the spot. You changed that to "running straight to it (regardless of your position on the field)."

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Originally Posted by InsideTheStripe (Post 629794)
I was simply pointing out that no one runs completely straight. You lose more precision the further you run.
The official running to where he saw the ball become dead. He is not trying to spot the ball on the sideline and run straight in.

With_Two_Flakes Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:21am
A wing official will square off to every spot he is getting. To be pedantic - every spot unless the spot is actually on the sideline or very near to it.

The key point of this thread is about:-
a) on routine plays he comes in just a few steps and doesn't come too far inbounds.
b) if there is trouble at the pile, then he may come in further to make his presence felt.
c) on spots close to a 1st down, he comes all the way in and is handed the ball so he can put it exactly where he wants it.

But on all of these occasions, his movement is done by a "squaring off" motion. Getting into the squaring off habit keeps the accuracy.

LDUB Mon Oct 12, 2009 01:03am
I saw a NFL game today where the wing official was well in to the opposite side zone when marking the spot.

Rich Mon Oct 12, 2009 01:52am
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Originally Posted by LDUB (Post 630332)
I saw a NFL game today where the wing official was well in to the opposite side zone when marking the spot.
I love cross-field mechanics. With a pile up in a sidezone, the far wing is the best one to get a spot.

Welpe Mon Oct 12, 2009 07:51am
If anybody caught the Houston @ Arizona game yesterday, there was a great example of wings crashing in on short yardage situation. On 4th down of Arizona's goal line stand at the end of the game, both wings came all the way inside the hashmarks to mark the Houston runner short of the endzone.

This is something I haven't paid a lot of attention to before but it looked crisp and I had no doubt as a viewer that they had their spot.


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