please explain illegal formations in the NFL AND MINIATURE FOOTBALL

[TVsCHACHI]

Dre,

please explain the plays which were contested, I assumed as long as you had a legitimate formation: 7 on the line, receivers as ends, RB in the tackle box (Pro Rules) you were good to go. I know some leagues do not allow the qb to block on a running play, that makes sense.

I'm not clear on what you are saying.

What if your slot-man is on a TTC, you set him to spin, you run the board 1 sec, hit him with the TTQ, he's behind the line so you can adjust, take him off spin, your wide-out on that end is set to block, you have an alley, pick up yards, move the chain. Is this all good?

I dig you,
I dream of plays, I'm not kidding, I run plays in my sleep,
I would like a 'play-book', the bread-n-butter plays, etc.


Good post!

[Anthony D Burgess]

Man I love talking football

Hey TV'sChaChi

When you place a player on a magnet, it has the same effect as turnning the TTC base to run around in a circle. It all so ands the eliment of holding to the game.

The player going around in a circle is what the public remembers about the game and is why the game is not respected now.

But I'm like you in that I run plays every day. I learn how to defend them, I learn how to camouflage them etc.

[Anthony D Burgess]

Jimbo, I think it is illegal touching of a forward pass if it hit a linman. ? I'm not suer but I think that is what it is.

Also if there are 2 forward passes on the same play. Throwing forward to a player behind the line and that player throwing a pass.

Yep! Ur right! Same difference, tho. Illegal all the same!

[Anthony D Burgess]

It would be of great benefit to all if you experts can break down to the MF community, what all of our options are in getting a detailed playbook together. I think every coach should have some form of a playbook under arm at each game trying to run their sets. See the above link for Interactive Playbooks or check out Madden's Playbooks! Or watch/record your team on TV and run their playbook, noting which plays are used in different downs and distances

Jimbo

Jimbo I think that this is a good idea, but there must first be a direction on how you want to play this game.

You can't pick and choose what eliments you want to use. Your either playing the old school way were the eliments of actual football don't apply, or your going to play it as a actual football simulation game were all the essential eliment of the game apply.

I have been asking this questions for years, and no one wants to answer it. This leads back to the fail safe responce of, ( there is no right or wrong way of playing ) If this hobby is to advance to the next level and gain the respect every one want's it to have we must draw the line and start to answer this question.

[Anthony D Burgess]

I went to the link and love it. You see that the player have an assignment on the play as to who they are to block.

They understand what there job is and then they have to go get it done. They recat to what takes place .

These plays can and are often run in my system just as you see it hear.

You must understand who blocks who on each play, see what the players see's and react to it.

Thanks Jimbo

[5-13 Studios]

in a formation, you must have both of your tackles (end linemen) "covered". this means having a receiver or tight end on the line. no more, and no less than 7 men may be on the line. every other player must be at least 1 yard behind the line of scrimmage (in nfl rules). you may have multiple wr's on one side of the line (trips formation), but only one is allowed on the line of sscrimmage.

confused yet?

[mantaraydre]

COACHES,


Can i put a TE on both sides of the line and not put any wr's on the line ?


!) swing pass to the running back, if the ball is on the 25 yard line and the qb drops back to pass, at what point can i hit the running coming out iof the backfield ? Does he have to cross the 25 yard line or can i hit him before he gets there ?

2) Quick out pass to a slot receceiver, at what point (exact yardline) can i throw a quick out thats legal ? 1) dropping back to pass 2) in the shotgun ?

3) qb in the shotgun position, the runningbacks are lets say a yard ahead of him or right next to him, at what point can i throw it to the running backs coming out of the backfield ?

4) can two tight ends line up right next to each other ?

THANX
MANTARAY- DRE


Also, Have you seen when a qb drops back then swings it out to the running, isn't the running behind the line of scrimmage ? This is where im getting coonfused. I use to see Montana hit Rathman all the time coming out of the backfield. Im just trying to figure out how to run that in miniaturefootball.

Is it impossible to run a running back to receiver reverse behind the line of scrim ? ala santana moss !

Here is a great site.....

http://www.nfl.com/rulebook

[childslovegame]

Guys,

An Illegal Forward Pass is also throwing 2 forward passes; one behind the LOS and another one beyond the LOS.

Smitty