Officials question

[MS4EVER]

Can one of you tell me why option teams are always allowed to have a fullback/wing moving before the snap? Never have I seen it called.

 

[ThirdNGoal]

Moving, as in "forward" before the snap? That's a foul and should be called every time. Moving, as in being 2 yards behind the line of scrimmage, and only 1 player going parallel or away from the line of scrimmage? That is legal.

 

[PRokie]

Can one of you tell me why option teams are always allowed to have a fullback/wing moving before the snap? Never have I seen it called.

I did get to see film on the pass interference called early in our game yesterday.

That crew should be banned from Wilson Field permanently.

 

[MS4EVER]

Moving, as in "forward" before the snap? That's a foul and should be called every time. Moving, as in being 2 yards behind the line of scrimmage, and only 1 player going parallel or away from the line of scrimmage? That is legal.

Moving towards the LOS.

 

[ref2]

You are permitted to have one man in motion before the snap as long as all 11 were set before the motion started, and the man in motion is not moving toward the LOS

 

[LakeCtyNewt]

A question I have.

A wide receiver runs out for a pass and the defensive player is in front of him. As the ball comes, the defense player slows down impeding the progress of the offense player making contact. Would that be a form of DPI?

 

[ref2]

without actually seeing it I would say no, unless he did something else to impede the receiver. Just slowing down is nothing

 

[LakeCtyNewt]

without actually seeing it I would say no, unless he did something else to impede the receiver. Just slowing down is nothing

Ok I thought that the defensive players couldn't impede the progress of the receiver to the ball. Have seen that called DPI before. Thanks,

 

[ThirdNGoal]

You are correct that he can’t impede the progress of receiver to the ball, but in your example, the defender owns the space under his own feet.