[Bob M.]

Some pass plays to consider. NF and NCAA rules may (and sometimes do) differ. Not too difficult, just a means of keeping those football neurons firing during the off-season.

1. Play: Airborne receiver, who is moving downfield toward his opponent's goal line, gains control of a legal forward pass above his 48 yard line where a defender pushes him
(a) forward so that his first contact with the ground is out of bounds at the 50 yard line;
(b) backward so that his first contact with the ground is out of bounds at A’s 46 yard line
(c) Forward so that he lands prone inbounds at B’s 49 yard line
(d) backward so that he lands prone inbounds at A’s 47 yard line
(e) backward so that he lands on his feet at A’s 46 yard line. He runs to B's 45 where he is tackled.

2. Play: Airborne receiver, who is moving downfield toward his opponent's end line, gains control of a legal forward pass above his opponent's endzone where a defender pushes him
(a) backward where he lands prone at B’s 2 yardline
(b) forward where he lands beyond the end line
(c) backward so that he lands on his feet at B’s 1 yardline. He runs and is then tackled at B’s 2 yardline.
(d) Forward so that he lands out of bounds outside of B’s end zone

In each case, what is the result of the play and the succeeding spot?


[Edited by Bob M. on Jun 8th, 2005 at 09:14 AM]