I have to admit that I'm confused. Which fundamental piece of the rules am I missing here? As I understand it, there must be 7 players on the line of scrimmage. The five between the ends are not eligible. How does that change in a scrimmage kick formation? Is this to mean that if a team lines up for a traditional field goal attempt, anybody could go downfield and be an eligible receiver as long as he's wearing one of the eligible uniform numbers? From the diagram in the first post here, it looks like only the center is on the line of scrimmage. How is that even a legal formation?
I'm confused. I understand that I must be missing something really simple, but I just don't get it.
