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Originally posted by AndrewMcCarthy
I think I see what you're getting at. The way I like to think about it is that if you ever have a loose-ball play then everything that happened before that automatically becomes part of it.
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REPLY: That sounds reasonable. So "...if you ever have a loose-ball play then everything that happened before that automatically becomes part of it," even though it might have had the
appearance, of a running play when it happened. I think we're in agreement here. Another "ridiculous" play to illustrate the point:
PLAY: A's legal forward pass is caught by A85 beyond the NZ. A56 holds his opponent downfield
after the reception. A85 fumbles and the ball bounces back behind the NZ. A12 picks it up and punts it downfield. B23 catches the kick and is tackled at his 20.
RULING: Even though it
appeared that A56's hold took place during a running play, A85's fumble and A12's subsequent punt made the entire down up to the point of B23's possession of the scrimmage kick one big loose ball play. If B wants to accept the penalty for A's hold, enforcement will be from the previous spot.