chuckythegoat2
chuckythegoat2
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Chiefs were angry. OK, I think it was a bad call. A few things:
1) Offensive alignment has long been a grey area in football.
2) It used to rattle my brain. A few basic rules:
*Must have 7+ Offensive players on the line of scrimmage.
*Eligible receivers can't be covered up. IE, they must be ENDS of the line.
3) Sometimes a Receiver will motion to the Side Judge pre-snap.
...Receiver wants to know if he's deemed to be on the line or off the line. In this case, he'd want to know if he is ruled to be On the Line or Offsides.
Long-winded way of explaining that there is often grey area on this stuff:
*If the line BOWS, a tackle could be deemed to not be on the line.
*If a Receiver and Flanker are close to same line-marker, one could be viewed as covered-up.
In this case, it seems ridiculous to say that Toney was offsides. Is he ahead of the ball? On video, he looks to be in line with the ball.
Chiefs executed a great play. I sometimes wonder why teams don't use Hook-and-Ladder more. If there is space downfield, it can open wide-up.
Bottom line, it's a bad call. You don't see it called often. Certainly not called if it's not blatant.
But the Bill win makes the Standings a lot more interesting. Think about it.
1) Offensive alignment has long been a grey area in football.
2) It used to rattle my brain. A few basic rules:
*Must have 7+ Offensive players on the line of scrimmage.
*Eligible receivers can't be covered up. IE, they must be ENDS of the line.
3) Sometimes a Receiver will motion to the Side Judge pre-snap.
...Receiver wants to know if he's deemed to be on the line or off the line. In this case, he'd want to know if he is ruled to be On the Line or Offsides.
Long-winded way of explaining that there is often grey area on this stuff:
*If the line BOWS, a tackle could be deemed to not be on the line.
*If a Receiver and Flanker are close to same line-marker, one could be viewed as covered-up.
In this case, it seems ridiculous to say that Toney was offsides. Is he ahead of the ball? On video, he looks to be in line with the ball.
Chiefs executed a great play. I sometimes wonder why teams don't use Hook-and-Ladder more. If there is space downfield, it can open wide-up.
Bottom line, it's a bad call. You don't see it called often. Certainly not called if it's not blatant.
But the Bill win makes the Standings a lot more interesting. Think about it.