Just after the snap

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by JasonTX

I only use NCAA rules and for us it's clear that it's illegal. I am curious with the Fed rules if you guys are saying is legal in Fed rules. At what point can a team B player enter the neutral zone? I would think that it would be the same as NCAA where they cannot enter the neutral zone until after the snap. If the ball has not yet left the snappers hands, then the snap is still in progress so any player who swipes at the ball is not in the neutral zone. Is that not correct for Fed as well?

B can enter the neutral zone at the snap. The snap starts when the ball is first moved other than an adjustment. So a B player could hit the ball during the snap but he would have to be extremely fast to do so. Most likely he would have to guess the snap count and not react off seeing the ball move.

[ottobabble]

Originally Posted by Cobra

B can enter the neutral zone at the snap. The snap starts when the ball is first moved other than an adjustment. So a B player could hit the ball during the snap but he would have to be extremely fast to do so. Most likely he would have to guess the snap count and not react off seeing the ball move.

Could this become the subject of an episode of "Mythbusters?"

[Canned Heat]

Originally Posted by ottobabble

Could this become the subject of an episode of "Mythbusters?"

That's like trying to catch the dollar bill with your fingers while someone drops it between them when you don't know when.

The limits of hand/eye coordination...