Amazing to me how often illegal formations don’t get called. If two receivers on the same side are on line of scrimmage,

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Jan 22, 2023
5:06:20pm

FromCAtoUT All-American

Amazing to me how often illegal formations don’t get called. If two receivers on the same side are on line of scrimmage,

Inside guy is not an eligible receiver. Refs let them get away with it a lot but they occasionally call it.

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Amazing to me how often illegal formations don’t get called. If two receivers on the same side are on line of scrimmage,

FromCAtoUT All-American

1/22/23 5:06pm

Is the formation illegal, or is the inside guy just not eligible to go

cougaman

1/22/23 5:07pm

Correct. On a pass only

Medute

1/22/23 5:08pm

Can't run downfield, and can't catch the ball. You can have 10 guys on the LOS,

cougaman

1/22/23 5:10pm

You can run downfield if it’s a run or a pass behind the line

Medute

1/22/23 5:32pm

Formation is legal, so a run play is fine. As soon as it is a pass, that receiver would be illegal man downfield because

FromCAtoUT

1/22/23 5:11pm

The difference between on and off in the NFL is annoying. I like how in HS they

Adwight

1/22/23 5:07pm

True. NFL is supposed to be a half yard but I have already seen the two receivers be equal multiple times today.

FromCAtoUT

1/22/23 5:12pm

Example picture: only the end man on line of scrimmage is eligible. Off The Line plays are eligible too

FromCAtoUT

1/22/23 5:15pm

Kind of makes me mad they banned that formation. If you can’t tell the huge guy

Adwight

1/22/23 5:22pm

Which huge guy? You have to have 7 people on the LOS. Only end guys on LOS are eligible.

FromCAtoUT

1/22/23 5:26pm

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