Illegal Shift the penalty in football is defined as: “A player is not in motion but is not set before the snap; more than one player is in motion at the snap; or after more than one player was moving (shifting), all eleven players have not been motionless for one second.”
The penalty is signaled by the referree by placing “two arms in front of chest, palms open and down, with the elbows out to the side, moved away from chest“.
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Posted by Don on November 18, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Would the "iIlegal shift" blog be upfront and list the four passionate and oppinionated fans out there. I would bet a dime to a dollar that they are four very passionate Alabama fans who did not graduate from the University
Posted by illegalshift on November 18, 2010 at 5:51 pm
You got 1 out of 2 right
We did not graduate from Alabama, but that is mainly because we never attended Alabama.
Posted by Not Don on November 18, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Would the "Don" be up front and list that he is a single passionate and opinionated fan out there. I would be ta dime to a dollar that he is a delusional Auburn fan who would rather accuse everyone else of being biased while he buries his head in the sand.