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Post by FredFan7 on Oct 30, 2011 18:31:46 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2011 18:41:56 GMT -5
Bad call IMO. How can you have a forward pass when it goes 15 yards behind the line of scrimmage?
I shot a HSFB game Friday night where the QB pump faked twice, on the 3rd pump, his arm went forward and hit the defender's helmet and they called it a fumble. Guess the tuck rule is not in HSFB yet.
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Post by FredFan7 on Oct 30, 2011 18:51:26 GMT -5
Correct. No tuck rule in HS.
If the QB stumbles around or is turned around the throws the ball backwards, even though he meant to throw the ball forward, it is ruled a forward pass.
The QB was meaning to throw the ball forward, but the QB then attempted to tuck it and the ball bounced off of his chest. It's an ugly rule, but it was applied correctly.
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Post by zebrablog on Nov 2, 2011 13:16:03 GMT -5
I don't think a disoriented quarterback would get the benefit of a forward pass. The action of pumping the ball went forward, that means the ball was destined forward. Same thing if the quarterback was contacted after the forward motion begins: even if the ball lands backwards, it was a forward pass based on the initial movement of his arm. In this case, mishandling the ball doesn't convert a forward pass into a backwards pass.
That said, what if a quarterback that pump fakes a forward pass, and then swings it backwards with two hands to an unsuspecting halfback who drops it? I would say that, if he didn't tuck the ball, that the Tuck Rule applies, even though the quarterback started a subsequent backwards pass motion. Thoughts?
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