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Old Wed Oct 01, 2008, 10:15am
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Originally Posted by With_Two_Flakes View Post
Changed in 2007, I just checked in my Fed book and "legal" is highlighted. 2-32-11 is also listed right at the front of the book in the rule changes section.

At the back of the book (page 90) in the "Comments on 2007 changes", it says

adding the word legal to the definition of a passer will clarify the rule


The rule committee might have been thinking primarily about illegal passes from beyond the line and not wanting RTP on those instances?
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Regardless, it says what it says. IG is usually thrown with imminent pressure and it's unlikely we're going to have RTP in a normal IG situation anyway. But once ruled IG, we either have a PF or we have nothing.
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