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Originally posted by AndrewMcCarthy
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Originally posted by Bob M.
An important thing to remember: There is no defined end to a loose ball play. The only way a loose ball play definitively ends is when the down ends or when there is a change of possession. I can't think of any other way for a loose ball play to reach a definite conclusion. Anyone?
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I'll take issue with that...
10-3-1 A loose-ball play is action during:
take "b" for example...
b. A legal forward pass
The key word there is DURING. So when the legal forward pass ends- so does the loose-ball play. We now have a running play since after the pass ends (like if the ball is caught) we have "action not included under Article 1" (10-3-2)
I'm not sure what you're getting at, Bob- the loose-ball play does have a defined end.
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I think what Bob was saying (and apologize for speaking for Bob--set me straight if need be Bob) was that if the pass is caught beyond the NZ, it now "becomes" a running play, but if the ball is (a) caught behind the NZ, or the runner (b) brings the ball back behind the NZ and then proceeds to fumble in (a) or (b), it once again is a loose ball play.