[jumpmaster]

Let me see if I got this right...

---wingman is 3-4 yards behind pitch man and flags the QB for illegal forward pass. You, as R, have some doubt as to whether it was forward.

This is what I would do. Huddle with my wingman and U and see if U agrees with my wingman. If not, I wave the flag off. Calling IFP from behind is akin to the U calling encroachment with no contact on the line. It's possible, it just looks like poor mechanics.

I have taught my crew that on questionable IFP, I or my U will move to the line (not necessarily the spot) where the ball was thrown and check to see if the spot is legal or illegal. If illegal, I drop my flag and continue to officiate. Then there is the adage, if there is question about forward or backward, it is forward...unless beyond the LOS, then it is backward.

Hope this helps.