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Navy FG Before Halftime -- OT

Posted By: Bob Koca
Date: Tuesday, 5 January 2010, at 9:14 p.m.

In Response To: Navy FG Before Halftime -- OT (Gregg Cattanach)

So then if the regular QB is using the half sleeve option and lines up as a receiver for a play it is a violation? When does a kicking play become a kicking play? It seems that the ref is just supposed to know a QB when he sees one.

The lack of specificity in the rules has caused a problem before. When the radio helmets first came about the rule was that the QB was allowed to have it. Kordell Stewart of the Steelers was listed as a QB but would sometimes play on the field with the starting QB. After protests that it was not fair to have two players on the filed simultanesouly with radio the rule was changed to one maximum. Not sure if it still had to be a "QB" though.

The emergency QB rule also refers to QB without defining what a QB is. http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/vick-and-the-third-quarterback-rule/ has some interesting points here. In particular "1) The two quarterbacks on the 45-player active list must be bona fide quarterbacks: a club is not permitted to designate as one of its two quarterbacks a player whose primary position is not quarterback". With the multiposition players that have become popular recently what exactly does that mean?

Messages In This Thread

• Navy FG Before Halftime -- OT
  Bill Riles -- Friday, 1 January 2010, at 6:28 a.m.
  • Just Checked -- Actually it was Air Force vs. Houston
    Bill Riles -- Friday, 1 January 2010, at 6:35 a.m.
  • Navy FG Before Halftime -- OT
    Bob Koca -- Friday, 1 January 2010, at 5:07 p.m.
    • Navy FG Before Halftime -- OT
      Gregg Cattanach -- Friday, 1 January 2010, at 5:35 p.m.
      • Navy FG Before Halftime -- OT
        Bob Koca -- Friday, 1 January 2010, at 5:43 p.m.
        • Navy FG Before Halftime -- OT
          KenB -- Friday, 1 January 2010, at 7:44 p.m.
          • Navy FG Before Halftime -- OT
            Sam Pottle -- Friday, 1 January 2010, at 8:00 p.m.
            • Navy FG Before Halftime -- OT
              KenB -- Friday, 1 January 2010, at 8:24 p.m.
        • Navy FG Before Halftime -- OT
          Gregg Cattanach -- Tuesday, 5 January 2010, at 4:34 p.m.
          • Navy FG Before Halftime -- OT
            Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 5 January 2010, at 5:26 p.m.
            • Navy FG Before Halftime -- OT
              Gregg Cattanach -- Tuesday, 5 January 2010, at 8:35 p.m.
              • Navy FG Before Halftime -- OT
                Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 5 January 2010, at 9:14 p.m.
            • Navy FG Before Halftime -- OT
              Gregg Cattanach -- Tuesday, 5 January 2010, at 8:38 p.m.