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REPLY: JMN, the NFL's rule on ineligibles downfield is pretty much the same as the Fed's and the NCAA's except that it also applies to passes which do not cross the NZ. But as far as the guy being beyond and then coming back, tough luck! He was downfield. That's what I was trying to say in my post (maybe not well enough). The HL got it right. I agree that it would be highly unusual for a wing to throw for intentional grounding (probably because Hochuli would have strangled him!), but for the HL flagging ineligibles, seven-man crew mechanics call for the HL and LJ to stay put on the LOS until the pass is thrown. Even though ineigibles downfield is the primary responsibility of the U, the HL and LJ will be keying the closest ineligible to them. So they might very well catch an ineligible downfield.
[Edited by Bob M. on Feb 3rd, 2004 at 04:59 PM]
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