Double Wing TE cut blocking

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

In NC our ruling is there can be no delay.

Then I think you're seeing so many offense systems where the ball is snapped out of the free blocking zone, you're assuming it!

In the usual type of double wing system where this sort of play is done, the snap is handed, not passed. It is possible in some cases that it would then be tossed to another back outside of the FBZ, but usually he's inside it, and in other cases the ball would be handed to another back who's definitely inside the FBZ. So I don't think the "no delay" consider'n applies to most of these cases.

is the TE an Offensive Linemen for Article 3 & 4

Yes. I hope no rules writer ever adopts a definition where "lineman" means one thing and "player...on his line" means something different! It's confusing enough with "linesman" in there.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

In NC our ruling is there can be no delay.

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Then I think you're seeing so many offense systems where the ball is snapped out of the free blocking zone, you're assuming it!

We're not assuming anything. We're officiating the play the way we've been told to officiate it by the state association. Nothing else matters.

[HLin NC]

That is why I love the Ignore list, BBR