I agree, it's pretty close. Nowhere near close enough for Indy calling people idiots because they don't think Bama got screwed like he does, when he is clearly wrong when you look at his video and the photographic evidence.
Oh yeah, and the line that Indy neglected to highlight is the one that says None of the Auburn linemen are past the 3-yard zone in a screen shot that has been circulated online among Alabama fans. Not that that is an important point or anything.
I would imagine the end of the neutral zone, or they would say it the other way. Ask Indy, he is the expert
Jesus Christ. I haven't linked posted any pictures because my iPad has never let me post pictures on here. My argument has nothing to do with whether Marshall was over the line of scrimmage or not. It has to do with the release point in relation to how far linemen were downfield when it happened. Half the people who have been arguing with me didn't understand I wasn't arguing that Marshall crossed the LoS with his throw. I. Said. In. My. Post. That. I. Disagreed. With. The. Last. Statement. Where is the center in that screenshot?
I don't feel like waiting, so I will do it for you. neu·tral zone noun noun: neutral zone; plural noun: neutral zones 1. the central area of a hockey rink, lying between the two blue lines. 2. FOOTBALL (before the start of a play) the imaginary zone running sideline to sideline from the front to the back point of the football. Hard to see how referees are expected to judge if the ball has passed something that doesn't exist once the ball is snapped, let alone whether or not ineligible men are 3 yards past it. The rule is the line of scrimmage, not the ****ing neutral zone.
The rule you posted this morning mentioned the neutral zone not the los. You even bolded that part of the post.
So since the video you offered up as "proof" that the play was illegal actually shows no such thing, the reach is that a player that we can't even see must have been the one too far down field? Since you are absolutely certain that the center must have now been the offending party (since none of the other linemen were), please present your evidence so we can see how you've come to such a conclusion.
And I invite anyone to find this "rule 7 article 10" for us. I'm looking for it but struggling to find it. Here's what I wanna know: 1. Do the linemen really have to be 3 yards past the LoS for it to be a penalty, or do they just have to be past the LoS in general. 2. Do they have to have their entire bodies past the 3 yard mark? A majority of their bodies? A part of their bodies? Do you guys know of any rule in sports where a line is involved and just crossing it at all with any part of the body isn't enough? The left guard definitely has at least part of his body past that 3 yard mark past the LoS. And your precious screenshots still don't show the center, who is continuing up field as he leaves the screen.
I highlighted that part to point out the three yards. I can't help that the guy is an idiot. He also says that it's about when the ball is released, but now I'm reading it's anytime "before or during" the release. If we can find the rule, we will no for sure. Rule 7, article 10. The center only becomes my "evidence" if the rule states that the entire body must be past that 3 yard mark. If it's just any part of the body, the Left Guard suffices.
