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Originally posted by BktBallRef
1- I disagree. You can't just say that it doesn't meet the exception. Which part of 7-5-2 or the exception does it violate? There's nothing in the exception that says it's illegal if it unintentionally touches a lineman prior to touching the ground.
2- Now, if you're going to rule that it's an illegal forward pass that's thrown to consume time, you can't allow the clock to start on the snap. 3-6-3
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1. The ball was not thrown "directly" to the ground. It was thrown to the lineman's leg.
2. You are correct. The referee should start the clock on the ready.
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