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eam A has just completed a 1st quarter methodical march down the field to B’s 10 yard line. All running plays. Every play with a balanced line. As the Head Linesman, you’ve given your Line Judge across the way 12 straight signals indicating: "I’ve got 3 linemen on my side of the snapper." Then … the offense breaks out into an unbalanced line formation. Lo and behold, you’ve only 2 players on the line on your side of the snapper. Now, what was that "2 guys" signal (grin)?

Figure 1 shows a typical signal to indicate that there are 2 players on (this) side of the snapper. That signal isn’t universally used, though. Figure 2 shows an alternative and certainly more straightforward way of signaling that you have 2 players on your side.

Figure 1. "2 players on the line" (on your side of the snapper).

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