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Originally Posted by Niner
I reviewed a game film and saw this intentional grounding call:
The QB was under duress, the WR goes down and in (probably should have been down and out from looks of defense), the QB throws to the down and out. Nobody in the area. There was nothing obvious about this play.
When do you consider missed route?
When do you consider the ability of the passer?
I hear "obvious" thrown around alot, but I wish everything was obvious to me.
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You always consider BOTH. Your real judgement here is - was the QB trying to throw the ball to someone, or was he simply trying to not get sacked. And if the latter, THEN you consider whether he managed to get the ball close enough to his receiver to not have a foul. If the former, then you don't have IG, even if the receiver ran the wrong route.
No, it's not always obvious, but with the QB under duress, you've got to err on the side of calling it.