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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Say what you want about the Colts, but they're just finding ways to win. They're are making plays in critical moments and capitalizing on their opponents mistakes.
Manning was again brilliant last night.
That SUPER late illegal formation was VERY sketchy, imo.
I wasn't watching during that play, but followed the outcry on the forum here - how late was it? Had the play been completed before the flag was thrown?
Where the heck is Mike Fish when there's some REAL investigating to do?Yes, it came AFTER the first down conversion.
Yes, it came AFTER the first down conversion.
Hmm, that is pretty sketchy. Can't say I've seen an illegal formation call that wasn't flagged around the snap of the ball.
Better hang onto those, you'll be needing them in a few weeks.
Hmmm. But what if a certain quarterback always steps forward as he takes the snap, when he's in the shotgun, and it's never called.At the snap, all offensive players must be stationary in their positions:
(a) without any movement of feet, head, or arms;
(b) without swaying of body; and
(c) without moving directly forward except that one player only and he, playing in a
backfield position, may be in motion provided he is moving, parallel to, obliquely
backward from, or directly backward from the line of scrimmage at snap.
Note 1: No player is ever permitted to be moving obliquely or directly forward toward his
opponent’s goal line at snap.
Note 2: Non-abrupt movement of head and/or shoulders by offensive players prior to the
snap is legal. Players must come to a stop before ball is snapped. If officials judge the
action of the offensive players to be abrupt, false start foul is to be called.
Penalty: For player illegally in motion at snap: Loss of five yards from previous
spot. In case of doubt, this penalty shall be enforced.
A.R. 7.14 Third-and-one on the B40. Quarterback A1 stops about a foot behind the center and
then moves forward and takes the snap and goes to the B38.
Ruling: Illegal motion. Can’t be moving forward at snap. A’s ball third-and-six on B45.
jaguars.com forum -- 4th quarter flag - Jaguars Forum
"First of all, the flag was for illegal formation but was incorrectly called by the announcers (at least at first) as a false start. Probably because the hand signal is the same for both and the NFL Network's "excellent" broadcasting crew made no attempt to give us a shot of the official calling the penalty, let alone audio of what was being said.
Again because of the poor job by the NFL Network, nobody got a good look at it - unless they had a DVR. I rewound to see what was up. Sure enough, the Jags only had six men on the line of scrimmage (two receivers and four linemen). One lineman, one receiver, and a tight end were off the line, and Garrard and a running back were in their usual positions. So there you go. It was the correct call."