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Football Officiating => Texas Topics => Topic started by: TxSkyBolt on August 30, 2015, 08:56:41 AM

Title: Play Situation
Post by: TxSkyBolt on August 30, 2015, 08:56:41 AM

Five man crew. Prior to the snap a team A substitute (with a lineman number) comes onto the field and makes it inside the numbers at the time of the snap. He is lumbering forward as the ball is snapped.  He is the 11th player but the R and U (who count O) don't see him. The L notices him just prior to the snap but since he doesn't count O he doesn't know if the sub is #11 or 12.  (If he knew the sub was number 11 I believe this would be a FST).




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Title: Re: Play Situation
Post by: Kalle on August 30, 2015, 11:26:40 AM

I think the spirit of the rule is that even if the incoming sub is #12, this should be a FST. Note the language saying that "the offensive team" must come to a full stop for a second, not "all team A players".

Title: Re: Play Situation
Post by: 940AC on August 30, 2015, 12:08:23 PM

Agreed. I would believe we have false start as Team A was not set before the snap. The player was not in motion from a designed play.  ^flag

Title: Re: Play Situation
Post by: fencewire on August 31, 2015, 06:56:25 AM

FST....  Don't make it harder than it is on that type of play, shut it down, penalize, and go on down the road.