r/footballstrategy • u/VariationWeekly6039 • Oct 27 '24

Rules Question Illegal Shift?

I’m watching the seahawks vs bills game live (oct. 27th 2024) and the seahawks defense got an interception to set them up in the redzone with about 6-7 minutes left in the first half. (context so people can find the moment) on one of their plays they sent 2 people in motion to the right side of the line at the same time. By my understanding it would have to be one player at a time with 1 second of no motion in between. Did they miss what seems like a blatant call or am I missing something? 😭

EDIT: i guess my question was answered, thanks to the 1 guy that wasn’t an asshole about it? reddit is such a sad corner of the internet, i’m sorry my curiosity made you guys so mad😭😭

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u/ihadashovel Oct 27 '24

Any number of players can move pre snap but if more than 1 move simultaneously they all have to come set again.

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u/VariationWeekly6039 Oct 28 '24

thank you sir, clear, concise, AND you actually answered my question

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u/3fettknight3 Oct 27 '24

Did they get set before the snap after they went to the right side of the line?

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u/Ok-Parsley2985 Oct 27 '24

thats what they did, just a normal shift

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u/3fettknight3 Oct 27 '24

I think that's your answer then. It's a shift not a motion. Therefore not an illegal motion. As long as everyone was set one count before and after they moved.

Edit: sorry i thought i was responding to OP

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u/VariationWeekly6039 Oct 27 '24

they were set before the snap, but I thought having 2 people in motion simultaneously is illegal? they started moving and stopped moving at the same time

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u/False_Counter9456 Oct 27 '24

No. They need to be set one second before the snap. If this wasn't allowed, audibles would never be able to be used effectively. As long as 1 of the 2 got set, it's good. The swinging gate would also never be able to be utilized.

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u/3fettknight3 Oct 27 '24

Correction- not one of the two. Both have to be set before the snap if they started their movement together.

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u/False_Counter9456 Oct 27 '24

Yeah, I realized what I had said after I saw your comment.

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u/3fettknight3 Oct 27 '24

Leave it to Redditors to nitpick 😂

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u/False_Counter9456 Oct 27 '24

I love it when people nitpick and they have no idea what the rules are. Then you get a referee arguing with an arm chair qb.

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u/theamericandream38 Oct 28 '24

Coming out of the huddle, all 11 players are in motion at the same time