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Football Officiating => Texas Topics => Topic started by: Bulldog75 on September 20, 2022, 09:46:11 AM
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A back in motion turns and moves forward towards the LOS before the snap. This is illegal motion, live ball penalty, not false start, dead ball penalty. Correct?
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If it's an action that the back is intending to time with the snap / ie a 'start of the play' move, FST it
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As DallasStripes alludes, it depends on the nature of the action. If he turns toward the NZ like he is starting to move downfield to run a route or seek an opponent to block, but before the ball is snapped, then that is a false start - just the same as a tackle charging forward.
On the other hand, if his motion is smooth, more like he could be simply changing positions - and he is just moving forward at the snap, that would just be illegal motion.
If in question, FST is the safe call.