Forward Passes completed behind the line can have as many downfield receivers and blockers as possible, like screen passes or swing passes or bubble routes. Nothing illegal here at all, just hard to defend
At 1:01 it appears you have 2 illegal men down field on the upper left. Only the end men on the line are eligible. "Covered" (meaning not the end) players cannot advance down field on a pass. One caveat is I'm not sure if illegal man down field applies on a pass behind the line of scrimmage. It would be a nightmare trying to officiate this. Does someone know the rule on forward passes behind the line?
@shockwave68516 If you had six on the left and one on the right, then, including the snapper, that is eight men on the line, which is perfectly legal. AT LEAST seven, not exactly seven, must be on the line. However, with eight men on the line, you lose a potential eligible receiver, as you now only have three men in the backfield instead of four. Only backs and ends can receive a forward pass, and they must also be wearing an eligible number, i.e. 1-49 or 80-99, to do so.
@shockwave68516 There is no rule regarding the number of players on each side of the ball. There simply have to be at least seven men on the line. At least five of those seven have to wear a number from 50-79. Regardless of the number, if a player is on the line and has a player to each side of him on the line, then he cannot go down field on a forward pass thrown to a spot beyond the line of scrimmage.
I saw Lousiana Tech run something like this against Boise St. on Tuesday. They had 3 down lineman and six receivers. As long as there's 7 guys on the line, it's legal. I'm thinking you need a certain amount of players on each side of the ball though too.
Forward Passes completed behind the line can have as many downfield receivers and blockers as possible, like screen passes or swing passes or bubble routes. Nothing illegal here at all, just hard to defend
mrfootballdog 4 months ago
At 1:01 it appears you have 2 illegal men down field on the upper left. Only the end men on the line are eligible. "Covered" (meaning not the end) players cannot advance down field on a pass. One caveat is I'm not sure if illegal man down field applies on a pass behind the line of scrimmage. It would be a nightmare trying to officiate this. Does someone know the rule on forward passes behind the line?
troyjgrice 4 months ago
I didn't learn anything about the A11 here. Looks like poor defense more than anything else.
TomKaren1994 4 months ago
@shockwave68516 If you had six on the left and one on the right, then, including the snapper, that is eight men on the line, which is perfectly legal. AT LEAST seven, not exactly seven, must be on the line. However, with eight men on the line, you lose a potential eligible receiver, as you now only have three men in the backfield instead of four. Only backs and ends can receive a forward pass, and they must also be wearing an eligible number, i.e. 1-49 or 80-99, to do so.
GUJim100 1 year ago
@GUJim100 Meaning like you can't have 6 guys on the left side of the ball and only one on the right.
shockwave68516 1 year ago
@shockwave68516 There is no rule regarding the number of players on each side of the ball. There simply have to be at least seven men on the line. At least five of those seven have to wear a number from 50-79. Regardless of the number, if a player is on the line and has a player to each side of him on the line, then he cannot go down field on a forward pass thrown to a spot beyond the line of scrimmage.
GUJim100 1 year ago
I play football for piedmont this offense is the shit our coach made it up Piedmont ftw
RaMpAge746 1 year ago
I saw Lousiana Tech run something like this against Boise St. on Tuesday. They had 3 down lineman and six receivers. As long as there's 7 guys on the line, it's legal. I'm thinking you need a certain amount of players on each side of the ball though too.
shockwave68516 1 year ago
@trojanhorse3745 it also says on wikipedia that they changed it so it now abides by the rules.
whitey432 1 year ago
This formation is like in the AFL , lol.
FlyersBIATCH 1 year ago