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Originally posted by MLE
I undersand that it is a rule...I am asking from a commeon sense point of view. Example: 4th and 1 yd for 1st down, QB rolls and runs past the 1st down marker then throws pass. Common sense says that the infraction happened when the player attempted a pass over the LOS, thus the LOS should be the determining factor. In the example, a first down would be awarded along with the 5 yd penalty.
Call me crazy, but some things don't make sense
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The rationale here is that under Fed rules, an illegal forward pass is, for most purposes, not considered a pass at all, but a run. The basic spot for run plays is the end of the run, and no reason has been seen to make an exception.