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Originally posted by JugglingReferee
It is known that the two flags - an offside pass flag and an illegal forward pass flag can often be reason for discussion.

The philosphy behind the two is that passes thrown forward over the line of scrimmage are offside passes subject to penalty, UNLESS the player was obviously intending to throw a forward pass (rule 6, section 3, article 4, paragraph 4).

It the original situation, the line to gain was achieved, and an additional 6 yards was gained. At this point, the player has to know that a forward pass beyond the LS is illegal, and therefore is not treated as an illegal forward pass, but rather as an offside pass.

How do you penalize an offside pass? You flag the spot of foul and let the play continue.

If a whistle went (perhaps because a covering official thought an incomplete legal forward pass was thrown) then we have an inadvertant whistle:

- if the ball was in A's possession, at the time of the IW, B's choice (i) A1D/10 @ SF (flag accepted), or (ii) A1D/10 @ PBD (flag declined)

- if the ball was in B's possession, at the time of the IW,
B's choice (i) A1D/10 @ SF (flag accepted), or (ii) B1D/10 @ PBD (flag declined)

- if the ball was loose at the time of the IW, it goes back to the team that last had it at the spot they last had it, and then B's choice (i) A1D/10 @ SF (flag accepted), or (ii) A1D/10 @ PPL (point possession was lost), which i slikely the same as (i)

If a whistle has not gone, then it is just a live ball, and A can recover subject to penalty, or B can recover.

That's my understanding of the sitch. Comments?

I never thought of it that way.