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Originally posted by goldcoastump
I was white hatting a JV game yesterday. We had what I judged to be a backward pass that was batted by DE then picked up by the offense and run to the 8 yrd line. It was close but I think this call should not be exclusively the referee's call. The line officials have a much better angle. What do you guys think?
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Goldcoastump,
Both the 5 man and 6 man manuals producted by Dr. Swearingen and Payne state that the wingmen should watch for "immediate" throws by the quarterback down the line of scrimmage to determine if the pass is forward or backward. It also says that the referee watches for backward passes. So it really comes down to the best angle. In my crew, the wingmen have the pop passes and I have most everything that involves the QB dropping back.
For those of you not from GA, our state association produces a mechanics manual that take precident over the NF officials manual.