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<blockquote data-quote="jackets55" data-source="post: 649074" data-attributes="member: 3714"><p>Rule 2, Sec 27, ARTICLE 4. a. <span style="color: #ff4d4d"><strong>Lineman</strong></span> 2. A Team A player is legally on his scrimmage line when he faces his opponent’s goal line with the line of his shoulders approximately parallel thereto and either (a) he is the snapper (Rule 2-27-8) or (b) <span style="color: #ff4d4d"><strong>his head breaks the plane of the line drawn through the waistline of the snapper.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Rule 2, Sec 27, ARTICLE 4. d. <span style="color: #ff4d4d"><strong>Back</strong></span> 1. A back is any Team A player who is not a lineman and whose head or shoulder does not break the plane of the line drawn<strong><span style="color: #ff4d4d"> through the waistline of the nearest Team A lineman</span></strong>.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">In the picture, the gunner at the top is clearly 2 yds off the line of scrimmage but that doesn't make him a back as long as he breaks the plane of the right tackle's waist, which it appears he does. However, him being so far removed from the line does draw attention to the fact the tackle is too far back from the center and clearly doesn't break the plane of the snapper's waist and is no longer a lineman but a back, hence the flag. Nit pick maybe, but one that could have been avoided. I think we had only 10 men on the field until the last couple of seconds and the top gunner ran onto the field. If I am remembering correctly. </span></p><p></p><p></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jackets55, post: 649074, member: 3714"] Rule 2, Sec 27, ARTICLE 4. a. [COLOR=#ff4d4d][B]Lineman[/B][/COLOR] 2. A Team A player is legally on his scrimmage line when he faces his opponent’s goal line with the line of his shoulders approximately parallel thereto and either (a) he is the snapper (Rule 2-27-8) or (b) [COLOR=#ff4d4d][B]his head breaks the plane of the line drawn through the waistline of the snapper.[/B] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Rule 2, Sec 27, ARTICLE 4. d. [COLOR=#ff4d4d][B]Back[/B][/COLOR] 1. A back is any Team A player who is not a lineman and whose head or shoulder does not break the plane of the line drawn[B][COLOR=#ff4d4d] through the waistline of the nearest Team A lineman[/COLOR][/B]. In the picture, the gunner at the top is clearly 2 yds off the line of scrimmage but that doesn't make him a back as long as he breaks the plane of the right tackle's waist, which it appears he does. However, him being so far removed from the line does draw attention to the fact the tackle is too far back from the center and clearly doesn't break the plane of the snapper's waist and is no longer a lineman but a back, hence the flag. Nit pick maybe, but one that could have been avoided. I think we had only 10 men on the field until the last couple of seconds and the top gunner ran onto the field. If I am remembering correctly. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff4d4d][B][/B][/COLOR] [B][/B] [/QUOTE]
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