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Originally posted by cowbyfan1
I would say it is not IG as the outside receiver was in the area at the time of the throw and if he had turned he possibly could have caught the pass. That is where the basis of "running the wrong route" comes into play. Yes Brady was still in the pocket and yes he had to throw it or he would have been sacked but still no IG.
Keep in mind ramtime, it is a pretty vague rule that is wide open for interpretation as to whether or not a receiver is in the area. It really has to be as you cannot say he has to be x- number of yards close to the ball as that becomes subjective too.
When I saw the play live I thought IG but then I saw replay and felt it was a good no call. On a play like that fans are the only ones that have that replay option. As an R I probably would throw the flag and then discuss it with my wingmen on that side.
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Then I must be interpreting the rule wrong. When I read (Realistic chance at catching the football) in the rule at NFL.com I assumed that it meant "Realistic chance at catching the football" If an official can assume that a receiver ran the wrong route or erred by not changing his route due to a blitz by the defense that there is no harm, no foul. Under this interpretation then there is no intentional grounding in the NFL. Every part of the rule has been covered by you guys and I appreciate it very much. While I don't think that he was throwing the ball to anyone the best argument in my judgment is he was trying to throw it to the receiver that did the post route instead of the out to the sidelines. I absolutely do not buy that he was out of the pocket nor that he was not under pressure from the rush however given that time was an issue, I guess it is a pretty fair argument that he was going with a sideline pass. It still however does not entirely explain what they mean by "realistic chance to catch the ball." Since my last post I have acquired the official rule book and I will be doing some reading on IG along with other penalties. From what I have seen of the rule book so far, it looks extremely complicated so wish me luck.