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BroKen62 Sat Aug 28, 2010 06:06pm
Clear this up for me - the number of linemen doesn't matter according to the NFHS rule, right?
2-17-1 . . . The free-blocking zone is a rectangular area extending laterally 4
yards either side of the spot of the snap and 3 yards behind each line of
scrimmage.

mbyron Sat Aug 28, 2010 06:36pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by BroKen62 (Post 690537)
Clear this up for me - the number of linemen doesn't matter according to the NFHS rule, right?
2-17-1 . . . The free-blocking zone is a rectangular area extending laterally 4
yards either side of the spot of the snap and 3 yards behind each line of
scrimmage.
Technically no, but I can't imagine more than 7 or 8 linemen fitting in a box 8 yards wide.

Welpe Sat Aug 28, 2010 07:49pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert Goodman (Post 690529)
But what if you do have a strange formation?
Well then I guess it matters, doesn't it?

BroKen62 Sun Aug 29, 2010 09:32am
Quote:
Originally Posted by mbyron (Post 690539)
Technically no, but I can't imagine more than 7 or 8 linemen fitting in a box 8 yards wide.
True, but look at it the other way. I know of several teams who run an extreme unbalanced line - Center and Guard on one side, everybody else on the other. According to what I understand about the rule, only the first 3 on the unbalanced side can go low, right? Even though the next guy is a tackle, he can't cut b/c he's outside the 4yds on his side of the spot of the snap.

The Roamin' Umpire Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:44am
Quote:
Originally Posted by BroKen62 (Post 690537)
Clear this up for me - the number of linemen doesn't matter according to the NFHS rule, right?
2-17-1 . . . The free-blocking zone is a rectangular area extending laterally 4
yards either side of the spot of the snap and 3 yards behind each line of
scrimmage.
Correct - it's based solely on where the snap occurs.


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