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Originally Posted by nelson_28602
I saw this in the JV game a few weeks ago and I want your input. 2nd and 10 for A at the 50. A1 drops back to pass and is under heavy pressure from the defense. To prevent from taking a loss, A1 throws the ball away, but it is clearly a BACKWARD pass which goes out of bounds. The covering official marks the out of bounds spot. My question is: Can you have an illegal forward pass that prevents a loss of yardage on a backward pass? Thanks to all in advance for your thoughts.
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The backward pass is perfectly legal. But he still took a loss- more than if he just went down, no?
Note it would also be legal to conserve time (stop the clock). Smart coaches should get on that one.