Counting 7 on the line

[bossman72]

You can easily miss a lineman in your count, espeicially if one of the outer linemen is "eclipsing" one closer to the center.

It's harder for a back to be "eclipsed" by another back, that's why it's easier to check the R/U punch for 11 and count the backs.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by bossman72

You can easily miss a lineman in your count, espeicially if one of the outer linemen is "eclipsing" one closer to the center.

I've seen wings miss a lineman this way because they act as if the encroachment rules applied to them.

We're allowed to take a step or two downfield to get an angle on the line.

[whitehat]

good point MB! I do that on the rare occasion I can't see a lineman.

...And actually I noticed there were 666 views to this thread and I really don't like that number so just adding one more