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Originally Posted by Wesels
How can you call an illegal forward pass if the QB is in a shot gun formation and presumably there is a RB with in 2 yards of him throwing the ball down to the ground? If I'm wearing the WH and this happens in a game I'm going to rule for an incomplete pass set the ball up and blow it ready for play
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I can call an illegal forward pass because he obviously is not throwing it to an eligible receiver.
I have never seen a QB throw this clock-stopping pass anywhere but directly to the ground. The only difference between this pass and the legal pass to stop the clock is the position of the QB. Both passes are thrown to the ground, not near an eligbile receiver. I've never seen a shotgun formation where there was a back on the ground at the feet of the QB waiting for the pass.
As a WH, you do not have the option of ignoring the rule and the intent of the rule.
This is an illegal forward pass that will carry a 5-yard penalty and loss of down from the spot of the foul.