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Offline TXMike

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Forward Pass vs Backward Pass
« on: October 13, 2014, 10:39:54 AM »
Interesting play clip on Gilbert's site.  I am still confused on why IR can't step in to fix things that have obvious and easy fixes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7g1sZwf8dU

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Re: Forward Pass vs Backward Pass
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2014, 11:00:06 AM »
Why couldn't IR step in here? Forward vs. backward pass is reviewable.
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Re: Forward Pass vs Backward Pass
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2014, 09:41:33 AM »
Is it that the review by IR is on if the pass was backward or forward. In this case could they have ruled that it was a fumble not a pass and that the result was correct?
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Re: Forward Pass vs Backward Pass
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2014, 10:01:54 AM »
I am hearing the issue was that since it was ruled a backward pass on the field, they could not review.  But since it was a safety scoring play, I think they could have.  Had he ruled it a fumble versus a pass it could have been reviewed for sure.  But the review would have proven it was a pass.
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Re: Forward Pass vs Backward Pass
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2014, 10:38:33 AM »
That doesn't make much sense. 12-3-2-e specifically says that a pass being ruled forward or backward is reviewable.
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Re: Forward Pass vs Backward Pass
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2014, 01:42:59 PM »
Is there a difference if the defender never actually touched the ball but actually only hit the passer's arm just as he was releasing the ball resulting in the direction being backward?
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Re: Forward Pass vs Backward Pass
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2014, 02:10:45 PM »
If the passer's arm was moving forward before the contact, it's a forward pass no matter where the ball goes. (2-19-2-b). It doesn't matter if the contact is with the ball or the passer, the ruling is the same.
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