The Correct Answer to FB Question # 14.
The correct answer to # 14,
is C.
RULE 9; Conduct of Players and Others Subject to the Rules.
SECTION 1. Personal Fouls.
Horse Collar Tackle.
ARTICLE 15. All players are prohibited from grabbing the inside back collar of the shoulder pads or jersey, the nameplate area, or the inside collar of the RULE 9 / CONDUCT OF PLAYERS AND OTHERS SUBJECT TO RULES FR-93 side of the shoulder pads or jersey, and immediately pulling the ball carrier down. This does not apply to a ball carrier, including a potential passer, who is inside the tackle box (Rule 2-34). Note that the tackle box disintegrates when the ball leaves it.
Blocking Below the Waist.
ARTICLE 6.
a. Team A prior to a change of team possession: Linemen with initial position completely inside the tackle box may legally block below the waist inside the tackle box until the ball leaves the tackle box. All other Team A players are allowed to block below the waist only if the force of the initial contact is directed from the front. “Directed from the front†is defined as within the clock face region between “10 o’clock and 2 o’clock†forward of the area of concentration of the player being blocked.
Exceptions:
1. Team A players may not block below the waist when the block occurs five yards or more beyond the neutral zone.
2. Players outside the tackle box at the snap, or any time after the snap, or in motion at the snap may not block below the waist toward the original position of the ball at the snap.
3. Once the ball has left the tackle box, a player may not block below the waist toward his own end line
is C.
RULE 9; Conduct of Players and Others Subject to the Rules.
SECTION 1. Personal Fouls.
Horse Collar Tackle.
ARTICLE 15. All players are prohibited from grabbing the inside back collar of the shoulder pads or jersey, the nameplate area, or the inside collar of the RULE 9 / CONDUCT OF PLAYERS AND OTHERS SUBJECT TO RULES FR-93 side of the shoulder pads or jersey, and immediately pulling the ball carrier down. This does not apply to a ball carrier, including a potential passer, who is inside the tackle box (Rule 2-34). Note that the tackle box disintegrates when the ball leaves it.
Blocking Below the Waist.
ARTICLE 6.
a. Team A prior to a change of team possession: Linemen with initial position completely inside the tackle box may legally block below the waist inside the tackle box until the ball leaves the tackle box. All other Team A players are allowed to block below the waist only if the force of the initial contact is directed from the front. “Directed from the front†is defined as within the clock face region between “10 o’clock and 2 o’clock†forward of the area of concentration of the player being blocked.
Exceptions:
1. Team A players may not block below the waist when the block occurs five yards or more beyond the neutral zone.
2. Players outside the tackle box at the snap, or any time after the snap, or in motion at the snap may not block below the waist toward the original position of the ball at the snap.
3. Once the ball has left the tackle box, a player may not block below the waist toward his own end line