TE cut blocks

[BroKen62]

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]

Originally Posted by BroKen62

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]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

But what if you do have a strange formation?

Well then I guess it matters, doesn't it?

[BroKen62]

Originally Posted by mbyron

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]

Originally Posted by BroKen62

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.