More Hitting in the White

[TXMike]

Deja vu all over again..I just don't see how a guy can be excused for a hit in the white when his direction of movement and aiming point are clearly going to make the hit happen in the white.

http://youtu.be/1zYtDF4ZQsQ

[Rulesman]

 

[SD_Casey]

[Diablo]

Ditto

BTW     Why is the UIL sign inside the limit line?  Ain't that illegal? 

[george7244]

no flag.  pretty inexcusable on the zebras part

[bossman72]

4 feet in the white - clearly a foul

[bama_stripes]

I'd like a sideline view to see if the push by White #18 added to his momentum.

[VALJ]

Holy cow, how did two officials miss that one?

[Aussie-Zebra]

   9-1-3

possibly flagrant if you consider he launched

[mishatx]

Ditto

BTW     Why is the UIL sign inside the limit line?  Ain't that illegal?

Looks to me like it's on the limit line.  The white one -there's also a yellow one a bit further back.

[Sonofanump]

Not to pile on, but to learn from this play, I think the problem might be mechanics.

I don’t work on the line of scrimmage, but why is the H moving downfield at the snap, he has to stop and hop back to let the play get in front of him.  I thought that the LOS guys would take a step back into the backfield on a sweep towards them.

The S is awfully quick to get the ball from the ball carrier.  I don’t move for at least a count or two after the play.  Getting a ball can wait, flagging late hits can not.

[Chester]

This certainly APPEARS that the hit is out of bounds but I don't see how you all can be so definitive about this being a foul.  We're looking at a shot from the opposite sideline.  Both feet of the defender are in bounds.  It's really hard to tell where the runner actually is.  It is for me anyway. 

[JasonTX]

Not to pile on, but to learn from this play, I think the problem might be mechanics.

I don’t work on the line of scrimmage, but why is the H moving downfield at the snap, he has to stop and hop back to let the play get in front of him.  I thought that the LOS guys would take a step back into the backfield on a sweep towards them.

The S is awfully quick to get the ball from the ball carrier.  I don’t move for at least a count or two after the play.  Getting a ball can wait, flagging late hits can not.

The H moves downfield because he is responsible for the "belt area".  The belt is the area anywhere from the line of scrimmage to behind the Umpire.  Moving the H at the snap gives him a line of sight straight through the belt.  As for moving to the get the ball.  You are exactly correct.  Let the players separate and then we can get a ball in.

[Diablo]

Looks to me like it's on the limit line.  The white one -there's also a yellow one a bit further back.

The lines do look a bit different than NCAA.  Was the game at Cowboys Stadium?  Is the field marked differently in the NFL?

[fencewire]

The H moves downfield because he is responsible for the "belt area".  The belt is the area anywhere from the line of scrimmage to behind the Umpire.  Moving the H at the snap gives him a line of sight straight through the belt.  As for moving to the get the ball.  You are exactly correct.  Let the players separate and then we can get a ball in.

H would move if he read pass, but with a run you are going to hold the line, if you run comes at you as in this play you would move back up the field to have a better view, and more importantly to keep your rear from getting trucked...

[cincybearcat]

H would move if he read pass, but with a run you are going to hold the line, if you run comes at you as in this play you would move back up the field to have a better view, and more importantly to keep your rear from getting trucked...

ditto that...no way H or L should be "floating" until they read pass...unless the are responsible for GL