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Originally Posted by Niner
Disagree. Until a forward pass that crosses the LOS is thrown, the end is a potential blocker. A screen pass, a swing pass, or a QB draw could be run--- to name a few. The "no longer a potential blocker" relates to the pass being thrown another direction and the end being out of the play. If he is blocked after the pass is thrown in his direction, it is DPI.
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The "potential blocker" possibility ends when he makes a cut to get into a pattern. He is a potential blocker when he is face to face with his defender or initiating a block, but not after he has made a cut and definitely not if he is in a pattern such as a drag across the middle.
This is illegal use of hands for sure, and if ball is in the air, DPI.