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Originally Posted by Trap
It is a bad rule, because someone gains an unfair advantage from it.
Rules should not be designed for a team to gain an advantage, but the foul be called against them.
My thought is that it be a live ball, with the illegal forward pass as a penalty.
This made me think, what happens if in HS or College a run is past the line of scrimmage and has a forward lateral, the ball is dropped and the defense recovers. Then the ball go back to the offense with an IFP as a penalty?
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think this hurts the integrity of the game, thus is not a good application of the rule.
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What the heck is a "forward lateral?"
A pass is either forward or backward. A forward pass is either complete or incomplete. If incomplete, it's dead. If it's an illegal forward pass, it's a flag.
It's been this way forever. Why does something need to be changed that hasn't been a problem?