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Originally posted by kdf5
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Originally posted by kentref
...even if the contact is "obviously away from the direction of the (eventual) pass?"
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How far away is "obviously"? Say there's a busted route and two recievers, A1 & A2 end up in the same area. The pass goes to A1 but B1 shoves A2 during the pass. Say they are 5 yards apart, 10 yards apart or 15 yards apart. Is this a situation where you know it when you see it or have your assoc's given any sort of rule of thumb?
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REPLY: "Obviously" in my mind is intended to say that the shove/push wouldn't have an immediate material effect on the play. In your example, if B1 shoves A2 (ball in the air) who's only 5 or ten yards away from the pass, what happens if the pass is tipped and now A2 has been disadvantaged so that he doesn't have the opportunity to go for the ball. To me, you should have called PI in that case.