karen lotz;912789 wrote:Do they tell a defensive lineman he is lined up offside? Or do they tell the quarterback that the offense is lined up in an illegal formation before they snap the ball?

Sonofanump;912831 wrote:We will tell a DL if he is close. We will tell a WR if he is lined up incorrectly in an illegal formation.

Pick6;912829 wrote:oh! no way, really!? I think I know how to read.

Guess what, how the WRs are lined up directly correlates to being in a legal or illegal formation. Why would the ref run and tell the QB (LOL) when he can just tell the WR and fix it most of the time?

Sonofanump;912831 wrote:We will tell a DL if he is close. We will tell a WR if he is lined up incorrectly in an illegal formation.

karen lotz;912789 wrote:Do they tell a defensive lineman he is lined up offside? Or do they tell the quarterback that the offense is lined up in an illegal formation before they snap the ball?

queencitybuckeye;912861 wrote:If it's an illegal formation, how do you know that "your" WR is the culprit?

karen lotz;912852 wrote:So why do those penalties ever get called?

Laley23;912899 wrote:He is an official. He knows if the WR is wrong. He isnt speaking as a coach.

queencitybuckeye;912861 wrote:If it's an illegal formation, how do you know that "your" WR is the culprit?

Sonofanump;912911 wrote:It's either the WR or the TE, we are 8 yards from the WR and 22 yards from the TE. We don't care which is supposed to be on the line and who is off the line.

karen lotz;912913 wrote:And if a tackle is lined up in the backfield?

Laley23;912899 wrote:He is an official. He knows if the WR is wrong. He isnt speaking as a coach.

Sonofanump;912918 wrote:He would be called a wingback, but not eligible to catch a forward pass by number.

queencitybuckeye;912928 wrote:How? What if there's another receiver (or receivers) on the other side also not on the line?

queencitybuckeye;912928 wrote:How? What if there's another receiver (or receivers) on the other side also not on the line?

karen lotz;912936 wrote:No, I'm saying of he is lined up far enough off the LOS where he isn't considered on the line. Illegal formation, why don't you warn him before ball is snapped?

karen lotz;912936 wrote:No, I'm saying of he is lined up far enough off the LOS where he isn't considered on the line. Illegal formation, why don't you warn him before ball is snapped?

Laley23;912937 wrote:I mean, the penalty is less than 7 on the LOS. Unless the offense is running with less than 5 OL, than the official is going to be able to say line-up on LOS or youre blocking the TE...

If the same thing happens on both sides, you end up with at least 7 each time, right?

Sonofanump;912944 wrote:I am not positive about the NFL, but the NCAA foul is for more than four in the backfield.

Unless the offense is in kick formation, they must have 5 OL properly number on the line.

Laley23;912937 wrote:I mean, the penalty is less than 7 on the LOS. Unless the offense is running with less than 5 OL, than the official is going to be able to say line-up on LOS or youre blocking the TE...

If the same thing happens on both sides, you end up with at least 7 each time, right?

queencitybuckeye;912986 wrote:Yes, with the possibility of creating ineligible receivers.