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Originally posted by Theisey
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Originally posted by TNDavid
>>A ball on their own 20 with only seconds left down by one point. QB drops back and completes a pass to a receiver that runs all the way down to B's 10 yard line. He realizes he's not going to score so he throws the ball forward to a blocker who takes the ball into the endzone.<<
If the illegal pass is incomplete and the penalty is declined, I think you have to start the clock on the ready. Otherwise, you allow the offense to gain an advantage by committing an illegal act.
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Clock rules say the the clock will be stopped when a legal or illegal forward pass is incomplete and will start on the snap. We can't change that.
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Yes we can...check out Case 3.6.3 Situation A. If an incomplete illegal forward pass was made for the purpose of conserving time, the referee is authorized to start the clock on the ready.
I again go back to my original post...a deliberately incomplete backward pass is not illegal and thus can be used to stop the clock.