Opi?

[Juxone]

It was my understanding that any lineman such as "Lineman A77 is blocking lineman B56 5 yards beyond the neutral zone on a pass that crosses the NZ." Is an illegal receiver down field --- but its NOT OPI unless he actually interferes with .....

[HLin NC]

but its NOT OPI unless he actually interferes with

And just what would blocking him be
Remember, all of B is eligible.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

And just what would blocking him be
Remember, all of B is eligible.

But they way they wrote it (and they wrote it a long time ago) is misleading. it would be clearer if they simply said that blocking an opponent downfield was illegal under the circumstances.

[Welpe]

The OPI call in the FSU - Notre Dame game last night was the perfect example of blocking down field being illegal.