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Originally posted by Bob M.
REPLY: grantsrc...and you're right that a facemask against the QB behind the line while he is dropping back to pass is a foul during a running play unless he subsequently throws a legal forward pass.
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I had to take a time out for dinner with my wife. She really didn't appreciate me flipping through the rule/case books while driving to dinner. I found my answer in the case book. ANY foul on ANY loose ball play (pass, fumble, or kick) is enforced from the previous spot (10.4.2 Situation B Comment). This of course excluding any PSK rulings. All other action prior to the "loose ball" (pass, fumble, or legal or illegal kick) like the QB dropping back, or holding, or face masks or whatever, would still be treated as a loose ball play since loose ball followed. Thus the enforcement spot would be the previous spot.
On the other hand, if the foul occurs
AFTER the loose ball play ends (completed pass, recovered fumble, end of kick), then it would be treated as if it were a run play. For example, completed pass, A88 runs and is tackled by his face mask. Loose ball play ends when A88 gains possession of the ball, thus all action after possession occurs during a "run play". Same situation as above, A88 catches a pass at A35. After the catch, A80 holds at A30. A88 runs to A40 where he is downed. The enforcement spot would be A30 since the holding foul was committed behind the basic spot, which is where the loose ball play ends- A35.
Wow, white hats, help a LJ out. Is that the correct ruling/interpretation according to Federation rules?