Fishing in my Pond

[Fiji07]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

IMHO, cross-field mechanics work best if we've got a "runner ends up way out of bounds" situation or if there's a big pileup at the sideline such that the wing on that sideline can't get to the forward progress spot in a timely fashion.

How would the opposite wing be able to get a spot when a runner ends up way out of bounds? There is no way the wing could tell where the spot should be when the play goes out of bounds.

Cross-Field mechanics were designed, from what I can tell, to handle exactly the situation the OP had. Except that he had the tackle broken and forward progress not stopped

Redneck_Ref - Not sure if you did at the time of the play but you needed to make sure to communicate to your LJ and R that you had the tackle broken, therefore forward progres not stop when he was driven back.

[MD Longhorn]

"stay out of my area wheather I am right or wrong"...

OR

"Thanks for getting that spot, but I had him breaking the tackle and forward progress restarted back here."

Potato, Tomahto.