A player who is not lined up at either end or at least one yard behind the line of scrimmage is considered ineligible Shane vereen was on the line of scrimmage to satisfy atleast 7 players at the line of scrimmage rule but he is not eligible because Edelman is at the end of the formation on and so is the left te the other left side receviers are 1 yard behind the thus satisfying the eligible receiver rule gronk makes the 5t eligible receiver since he is more than 1 yard behind the line
A player is deemed ineligible - if they are not in the backfield or if they are not the outermost player on the line of scrimmage. Generally linemen are ineligible, because they are on the line of scrimmage and there is someone covering them to their outside, on the line of scrimmage. There are also numbers which are ineligible (50-79), that are generally worn by linemen.
Typically (Usually) there are 7 offensive Linemen and they are usually the ones that are your blockers. Now it can get very tricky where it becomes a Tackle eligible as a receiver. Cause the only member of the offensive line typically that can catch the ball is usually the Tight End!!
The offense needs to have 7 players on the line of scrimmage at each play. It's only the 2 players on the ends of the line that are lined up in eligible positions and allowed to catch a pass (aside from the 4 players in the backfield who also are eligible receivers). If, let's say, a tight end is positioned on the line of scrimmage, he's eligible to catch a pass unless there's another player outside of him that is also positioned on the line. That means that the tight end is "covered up" and is not allowed to catch a pass during the play, since it's only the two "ends" that are eligible receivers.
@@jesperfredriksson9906 i dont get it, so what about 5 wide sets, are u telling my some of those receivers are cancelled out. why bother running a route if ur not allowed to catch it
@@liamporat6909 In a 5 wide set, only 2 of the receivers line up by the line of scrimmage, and the other 3 line up a few steps back from it so that they are viewed as "backs". Then all 5 of them are eligible.
@@jesperfredriksson9906 you seem to know alot, are you a coach, player? with that said, do you think there was holding on 3rd and 15 in the superbowl fisher on bosa? people say that they were too far from the point of attack, as mahomes was taking a large drop back... is that accurate, what is the point of attack anyway?
Looking at the formation at 2:35 I do not understand it. I thought there had to be three men at the line on each side of the snapper of which the outmost was the only eligible receiver. So I thought the trick of this lineup was on the right side of the snapper since the two players second closest to the snapper may appear to be linemen, but in reality they are lined up behind the line and are backs (hence eligible).
The offense can line up any number anywhere on the line, right or left, so long as there are at least 7. The two to the right of the snapper (guard and tackle) are in fact close enough (within the waistline of the snapper) to be considered "on the line". The trick of this lineup is the appearance of the slot receiver on the right, who certainly appears eligible and ready to run a route, and in fact you see the defensive linebacker run over to cover him before the snap. He is not eligible because the far wide receiver on the right is also on the line, thereby "covering" the slot receiver, making him ineligible. The second part of the trick is the 2 left side receivers who, because they are off the line (and thus not covering the left tackle), make the left tackle an eligible receiver. The defense should have accounted for the left tackle as a receiver and the slot receiver as a blocker.
You didn’t say anything about what eligible numbers are or what being covered / uncovered really means or really on vs off the line of scrimmage. Really you just the audience about 5 eligible receiver max and reporting eligibility. Very poor coaching.
So basically you can play around with the “ends” by having your slot receivers at the line of scrimmage and outside receivers behind it. Am I right or wrong?
After an extensive search , I cannot find a reason that benefits the defence for making a receiver have to take one step back to uncover a tight end. What tactical difference does it make? Seven on the line, ok. Maximum four in the backfield. Fine. If the receiver doesn’t take ONE step back, the tight end is ineligible. WTF? When and why was this rule created?
Rub your stomach to the ref if you're a tackle and that reports the tackle eligible as far as you being the tackle. And you as the tackle aren't the real tackle. The tackle is lined up like a TE
To make it possible to play defense, basically. If you didn't have this rule, it would be too difficult to know how to defend against a pass, since you'd have no idea who could catch a pass. It's one of the most important rules in the book needed to make the whole game playable.
@@leomdk939Nonsense. Tell me why a defence benefits from a wide receiver having to take a half a step back to “uncover” (as if the tight end is invisible) the tight end? That half step is THAT much more of an advantage for the offence? No way. It’s ridiculous.
@@Blt-rr2lm That would be ridiculous, yes, but only because you are missing the point. It's not about visibility. "Uncovering" the tight end is just an expression. It means that by taking a step back, the receiver is now in the backfield and the tight end is now on the end of the line of scrimmage, automatically defining him as an eligible receiver. Only the players on the ends of the line of scrimmage may catch a pass, or anyone in the backfield.
Can the center ever report as an eligible receiver? I did it once playing center in high school. The ref just nodded okay, but the other teams coach raised a fit cause I scored. (naturally we practiced it all week, but my coach acted as if he wasn't sure it would work)
I saw one team scoring on extra point when they made a pass to long snapper. That was of course a special formation. Long snapper was a tight end and had a jersey number of an eligible receiver. He was also the player on the most right of the formation. Then five linemen were positioned 20 yards away to the right, tight end at the left of the formation, and three backs behind the offensive line. Now, that looked like a 100% screen pass to a back behind the line, but no. QB took the snap and long snapper ran to the end zone and caught the pass for two points.
You would have to have been in a formation that put you on the end of the offensive line, with no one covering you up at the line of scrimmage. If you had anyone at the line of scrimmage on both sides of you, it was not legal.
