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@WarTiger please forgive my ignorance if I’m making this more complicated than it is, but can you explain that rule more. I had seen it in looking up this question myself. I feel like from the way I am reading it, you could have a larger defender get right up on a small receiver in press coverage at the line and then immediately charge at them at the snap and give them solid contact or almost a 2 handed punch to the chest like lineman do and completely take them out of the play.

@WarTiger So I had this question come to mind after seeing Florida carve us up all game with slants and crossing routes to the WR with a LB guarding them. Is there anything rules wise that prevents KJ Britt or any other LB from playing “Bump and Run” but just putting the receiver on his ass as soon as the ball is snapped and completely take the receiver out of the play?

@StatTiger in terms of the result of a play, is there a statistically significant difference between the results for pass plays that happen within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage where the receiver is moving forward as in a quick hitting slant off a RPO vs when the receiver is moving laterally in the screen game?