Fed: shifts involving potential snapper

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Originally Posted by jTheUmp

If nobody is yet positioned as a snapper (ie: has his hands on the ball), I'd be hard-pressed to have a false start under A, B, or C, although of course it's a HTBT situation.

With that said, I don't see how there would be much of any advantage to Team A/K making formation shifts like this... and why would you want to put your team in a position of making an official use his judgement as to what constitutes a false start under A, B, or C above.

Ump, with all due respect, let's discuss what the rule says, not what you might be hard pressed to call. What does the rule say?

Restrictions for encroachment begin when the snapper places his hands on the ball. (7-1-6)

Restrictions for false starts begin with the ready for play whistle is blown. (7-1-7)