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Originally posted by marys02052
this is why i want the official rule from the rulebook.
i believe the only thing that matters is the release point
and the catch point. if the catch point is forward of the
release point then its an illegal forward pass.
this is football were talking about not physics.
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Here is the official rule 2-29-5 A backward pass is a pass thrown with its "initial direction" parallel with or toward the runner's end.
Notice there is no mention of where the ball is caught. Consider the initial direction of a pass is clearly backward when a sudden gust of wind push it forward. That is a backward pass.
Or, if the passer initially throws the pass backward and the offensive player who touches the ball is moving backward. The initial direction is backward.