Football Rules and some Interpretations

[ellitor 33,114]

My guess is 2 with the outside receiver and TE being eligible and the slot not being eligible because he and the outside receiver are on the line.

[WarTiger 3,923]

My guess is 2 with the outside receiver and TE being eligible and the slot not being eligible because he and the outside receiver are on the line.

Remember only talking about the 7 players on the line of scrimmage in that photo. The correct answer is ONE. Only the WR at the top of the picture is eligible in that particular formation.

[ellitor 33,114]

My guess is 2 with the outside receiver and TE being eligible and the slot not being eligible because he and the outside receiver are on the line.

Remember only talking about the 7 players on the line of scrimmage in that photo. The correct answer is ONE. Only the WR at the top of the picture is eligible in that particular formation.

Oh... The TE a yard back did not count?

[WarTiger 3,923]

My guess is 2 with the outside receiver and TE being eligible and the slot not being eligible because he and the outside receiver are on the line.

Remember only talking about the 7 players on the line of scrimmage in that photo. The correct answer is ONE. Only the WR at the top of the picture is eligible in that particular formation.

Oh... The TE a yard back did not count?

Not for the purpose of this discussion, no. The main point to get across was that the player 2nd from the top is ineligible AND the left tackle at the bottom of the picture is ineligible.

[ValleyTiger 2,894]

1, top of the picture silly me

ETA - 4, WR @ top of picture, offset TE, and 2 RBs

I'm surprised nobody else offered a comment on this one.

You were right the first time. The question was how many on the LINE OF SCRIMMAGE are eligible pass receivers. I made no mention of the backfield.

D'Oh!

I blame it on the state of the Football Forum these days, conditioned to skimming posts. At least I covered all bases.

[WarTiger 3,923]

1, top of the picture silly me

ETA - 4, WR @ top of picture, offset TE, and 2 RBs

I'm surprised nobody else offered a comment on this one.

You were right the first time. The question was how many on the LINE OF SCRIMMAGE are eligible pass receivers. I made no mention of the backfield.

D'Oh!

I blame it on the state of the Football Forum these days, conditioned to skimming posts. At least I covered all bases.

I can understand that. Here's another play that happened saturday that the folks at ESPN were talking about. It involved one of the rule changes this year. In this particular play a defensive player loses his helmet. The ball carrier just happened to take a path near to where this player was and this player without his helmet got up and tried to make the tackle. Ruling: Personal Foul penalty on the defensive player that lost his helmet. The new rules state that once a player loses his helmet he must stop participating in the play. Here's the rule reference for it:

c. If the ball carrier’s helmet comes off as in paragraph a

(above) the ball is dead (Rule 4-1-3-q). If the player is not

the ball carrier the ball remains alive, but he must not continue

to participate in the play beyond the immediate action

in which he is engaged. Prolonged participation is a personal

foul (Rule 9-1-17). By definition such a player is obviously out

of the play (Rule 9-1-12-.