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Originally Posted by Sully
No less a loophole than allowed the A11.
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That's incorrect. A-11's formation is(I should say was) strictly intended for scrimmage kick formations. It does not satisfy the requirements for a legal offensive formation in two ways. The A-11 does not have 5 down offensive linemen, as required for a legal offensive formation. It also neglects the normal jersey numbering requirements for linemen in legal offensive formations.
The swinging gate on the other hand, does indeed have the required number of ineligible down offensive linemen, with the correct jersey numbering. They are simply in a different position, but they're still linemen on the line of scrimmage who are not eligible receivers. There is absolutely no loophole necessary to run it. It's simply a legal offensive formation with it's down linemen in a different position than normal. There are no extra eligible receivers as in the case of A-11.
This shouldn't be difficult.