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Originally posted by Bfair
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Originally posted by David Emerling
7.06(b) "... if no play is being made on the obstructed runner, the play shall proceed until no further action is possible."
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Actually, Dave, the mechanic contradicts itself when it specifically then states to kill the ball if the obstructed runner is tagged out on a throw.
Couldn't other runners be in the act of progressing at that point? I don't know why they couldn't. Yet, the mechanic has now said to stop play even if further action is possible.
Freix
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Steve, maybe we should assume that the definition of "no further action" would include
"the act of tagging out the protected runner". Then there is no contradiction, because we have included the act of tagging out the protected runner as an indicator of "no further action". Yes, other runners could be progressing at the point that you kill the play. So, since you had to kill the play "prematurely",
remember to give the runners the benefit of the doubt when it comes to deciding how far they may have advanced.