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We instruct our wing men to rule on backward or forward if the QB takes a two step drop and the pass is to the flanker or split end on his side. If the wide out goes down field, my wingman better take his 5-7 yard drop. If 34 began the play at halfback or tailback as pictured, the only person that can rule on that play is R.
This can be a tough play to call, especially if the QB is being rushed. I had the same thing happen to me once, my LJ was down field 5-7 yards. I had QB responsibility and looked up just in time to see the back juggling the ball but got possession before it hit the ground. He ran 70 yards for a TD. My LJ never blew a whistle, never gave a TD signal, just stopped the clock and began running back towards me after the play. He asked if the pass was forward pass, I said yes, to which he replied we have an incomplete pass. It looked bad - but he could not tell if the pass was backwards or forwards and I was the only person in the whole stadium that did not know the pass had skipped off the ground into the backs hands. That's why he was juggling it. As long as you don't have a whistle, you can get it correct with good communications.
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