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Hopefully this comes out right as far as alignment is concerned with the formation I try to depict below...
LJ #80 T G C G T TE HL
#30 #10 FL
#34
XXX
Referee
#10 takes the snap and takes a 4-step drop and throws a backward pass to #34. Ball lands at point "XXX" and whistle is blown. If the officials are reading their keys strength is declared to LJ's side. HL is concerned with 2 men on his side and LJ is concerned with the #30 and BJ is keying on #80. I'm standing 10 yards back and could tell #10's pass was backward because the ball was snapped exactly on a stripe and #10 threw the pass on a stripe. The wing officials ruled forward pass. Who really has this call? We talk about not signaling (organizational thing) with a punch-back and the wings usually make the call since R is back 10 yards.
Who really should make this call? We had a sophisticated production group filming the game (local cable) with pressbox and sideline cameras. The sideline camera was running and it was very easy to tell the pass was backward and the ball had blown before it crossed the sideline.
Would you referee's perhaps step toward the line when the QB looked left to pass? How would you handle this?
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