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Football Officiating => NCAA Discussion => Topic started by: TxBJ on November 10, 2017, 08:46:35 AM
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Team A is running a middle screen so d-linemen come through untouched and are on the QB quickly. QB is back-pedaling straight back and throws the pass straight ahead, and is subsequently hit at the knees by a diving team B player. The hit is not late. Is this legal since the QB was back-pedaling and not in a stationary passing posture?
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If the hit is forcible to the knee area or below in the example you presented this is a foul for roughing the passer.
The passer at this point is not a runner; it's not a wrap up; nor was the defender blocked into the passer... RPS for the low hit.
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That is a very good question. There are no AR's that cover this, and I can't find a bulletin play that covers this. The purpose of the rule is to protect a passer from injury. The defensive players can see that he is attempting to pass. The rule does not say that that the passer is to be "stationary," only in a passing posture. Even if he is moving backward, it is obvious he is not attempting advance, and he is attempting to pass. I'd say that is a passing posture. IMHO - which ain't official - I'd err on the side of safety, offer the passer this protection, and let someone else tell me I was wrong.
Robert
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You both make good sense. Any dissenting opinions out there?