"Now, take our situation. The player attempts to make a pass but for whatever reason the player to whom he was passing never gets the ball. I believe by rule, that we can allow him to recover the ball in this situation, just as we allow the player to get the ball in the above two situations."
I don't think in this situation we CAN allow the player to recover the ball. By definition, a fumble is the ACCIDENTAL loss of player control. A pass that never gets there is not considered accidental loss of player control. Too bad for the passer that the passee never got the ball, but the passer better not pick it up or touch it before someone else does--that's travelling!
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