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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
So? 
There's no rule stating that you can't legally go OOB to make a pass.
The difference is being legally or illegally OOB. Being legally OOB is nuthin'. Being illegally OOB is a violation. |
Believe me, I understand truerookie's and Hardwood's confusion, because I had difficulty grasping the difference between authorized and unauthorized at first. But try not to overthink this - in the original play, the pass was made while the player still had inbounds status, so that part is legal. The momentum carried them OOB, and that's also considered an authorized reason, as long as they then come back inbounds. A good example of an unauthorized reason would be purposely going OOB (not from momentum, but under control and on purpose) to avoid a screen set inbounds.