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Football Officiating => National Federation Discussion => Topic started by: SCHSref on June 05, 2019, 04:44:38 PM

Title: ROughing the passer question
Post by: SCHSref on June 05, 2019, 04:44:38 PM
Is it possible to have roughing the passer on a pass thrown backwards from in or behind the neutral zone
Title: Re: ROughing the passer question
Post by: GA Umpire on June 05, 2019, 05:19:20 PM
Quote from: SCHSref on June 05, 2019, 04:44:38 PM
Is it possible to have roughing the passer on a pass thrown backwards from in or behind the neutral zone
SCHSref:
Below is the definition of a passer from the 2019 Rules Book.

ART. 11 . . . A passer is a player who throws a legal forward pass. He continues to be a passer until the legal forward pass ends or until he moves to participate in the play.

Based on the above definition, the answer to your question is NO.

You may have a personal foul, but it is not Roughing the Passer.
Title: Re: ROughing the passer question
Post by: BetweenTheLines on June 05, 2019, 09:12:19 PM
Something else to think about. The passer who throws a forward pass and there are no eligibles in the area and he gets hit late.
Title: Re: ROughing the passer question
Post by: bama_stripes on June 06, 2019, 05:55:38 AM
Quote from: BetweenTheLines on June 05, 2019, 09:12:19 PM
Something else to think about. The passer who throws a forward pass and there are no eligibles in the area and he gets hit late.

While not technically RTP, it is a PF.  The PF and the IG will offset.
Title: Re: ROughing the passer question
Post by: BIG UMP on June 06, 2019, 09:31:35 AM
Quote from: bama_stripes on June 06, 2019, 05:55:38 AM
While not technically RTP, it is a PF.  The PF and the IG will offset.

No IG here, backward pass.
Title: Re: ROughing the passer question
Post by: bama_stripes on June 07, 2019, 06:30:24 AM
Quote from: BIG UMP on June 06, 2019, 09:31:35 AM
No IG here, backward pass.

I was answering BTL’s question, not the OP.