Rule 7, Case 7
Quiz / Scenarios
1. A, 3/9, A-40. An A team substitute enters the field and stops outside the numbers on his team’s side of the field. Before the snap, he goes in motion and is behind the QB at the snap.
Answer: D. Legal
2. A, 3/4, B-6. An offensive player receives a handoff at the B-8 and runs to the B-2 where he fumbles. The ball rolls into B’s end zone and then out of bounds.
Answer: C. Touchback
3. A, 4/Goal, B-8. The QB’s pass is complete to an eligible receiver in B’s end zone. During the play, the receiver pushed off the free safety to give the receiver room to make the catch.
Answer: D. A, 4/Goal, B-23, Clock starts on the snap
4. A, 2/10, A-40. The QB drops back to the A-30 and throws a pass that is caught by the tailback, an eligible receiver at the A-33. The tailback throws a forward pass downfield. At the B-23, a cornerback interferes with another eligible receiver, preventing a catch.
Answer: C. The only foul on the play is an illegal forward pass by the tailback
5. A, 1/10, A-44. The QB throws a screen pass toward the flanker, who is behind the neutral zone. The outside linebacker comes across the LOS and deflects the pass, which then goes beyond the neutral zone. An offensive lineman, who is blocking at the A-46, attempts to catch the pass and muffs it. The pass falls incomplete.
Answer: C. A, 2/10, A-44. Incomplete pass
6. From behind the line of scrimmage, the QB throws a forward pass which is caught by A57 beyond the line of scrimmage. An eligible receiver is in the vicinity of A57. This is one of the five types of illegal forward passes.
Answer: B. False
7. First and goal at team B’s 10 yard line. Quarterback A1 runs to team B's eight yard line, then retreats to team B's 15-yard line and throws a forward pass to A2, who is in team B’s end zone. A2 makes the catch. At no time are there team A ineligibles downfield.
Answer: D. Legal pass; team A touchdown
Rule
Questions
Insights
7.1
7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3
7.1.4
7.1.5
7.1.6
7.1.7
The offense/defense calling signals to throw off the offense to create a false start seems open to a lot of subjectivity. How should we think about this?
Judgement call, look for imitating the offensive calling signals. The language is different on one side of the ball than the other. When defense starts using offensive language you can tell. If you can tell that this is happening without a FS then talk to the defense and give them a warning. If it results in a FS then you have no choice but to call it. Don't call this if there isn't a FS (no advantage gained). If the team continues to do this without a FS and after multiple warning - talk to the coach (Flank).
Context (part of rule or case): This rule seems to have a lot of judgment in the situation B/C when the conduct seems to try and prompt a foul by the opponent.
7-1-8
7.1.9
7.2
7.2.1
Are the flanks the responsible ref for substitutions/enter the 9 yrd marks? - Last season I watched from the chain gang as a team intentionally left their WR outside the numbers for a number of successive plays on their side of the field in what seemed like a diliberate attempt to make the D forget about him or do a quick snap before the defense could cover him.
We hope this would be the Flank but anyone who sees it can call it. Flank should see it first, especially on a scrimmage play. Often happens on a scrimmage kick where the LJ is off
Context (part of rule or case): 7.2.1 SITUATION C: Following a second down play that ends inbounds, the 40-second play clock begins. With 35 seconds on the play clock, A89 (a) who was in on the previous play and remains outside the 9-yard marks until the snap or (b) who comes onto the field as a substitute and is outside the 9-yard marks and remains outside the 9-yard marks until the snap. With 32 seconds on the play clock, the umpire places the ball, moves to position and the ball is ready for play.
7.2.2
7.2.3