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Old Fri Sep 08, 2006, 02:56pm
The Roamin' Umpire The Roamin' Umpire is offline
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Originally Posted by rdfox
The fumble behind the line makes that part of the play a loose ball play. The basic spot is therefore the original line of scrimmage. Since A's penalty was prior to the fumble being recovered and not behind the basic spot, you mark off the 10 yard penalty from the 50.
Gah! You see, that's why the runner needs to be smacked for retreating so far - he made me mess up my enforcement!
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