Question of the day

[ElvisLives]

2/10, A-40, 3:00 (2), A=7, B=10.

After all players of Team A have stopped and paused for one full second, wingback A40 goes in motion laterally behind the middle of the line, then, facing toward B’s goal line, A40 comes to a complete stop immediately behind normally aligned tackle A70. Before one second passes after A40 stops, the ball is snapped. A40 charges directly forward and blocks B60 at the thighs, as ball carrier A30 runs behind him, and advances to the B-45, where A30 runs out of bounds.

Ruling:

Additional necessary info: A40’s block at the thighs is behind the neutral zone, and from the front of B60.

[Maineac]

1/10, B-45. A met the requirements of the one second rule (7-1-2-a). A40’s motion began after the one second requirement was met, and he was stationary within the tackle box at the snap (9-1-6-a-2). The block as described is legal for a stationary back in the tackle box at the snap.

[ElvisLives]

Yes, all player action is legal. I was making the point that there must be a "stop and 1-second PAUSE after a shift," but no pause is required before the snap begins when a single player moves to another position and then stops. But, he does have to come to a complete stop. Also, A40 is, indeed, stationary and within the tackle box at the snap, and his block below the waist on an opponent is within the tackle box AND from the front; thus, the block is legal.
The game clock is not addressed, but it would stop when A30 touched the ground out of bounds, and then would start when the referee signals after a replacement ball is spotted at the hash mark, and all officials are in position to officiate. While the ball is dead, the chains and down box should move to the succeeding spot, and be set as expediently as possible. The play clock would be set to 40 seconds and started immediately when the ball was signaled dead after the previous down.

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