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Originally Posted by just another ref
So if a jumper comes down with his foot over the line before the ball touches a non-jumper, you call a violation?
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I think the answer to this is to go with the intent of the rule. The intent is obviously not to punish a jumper for where he lands when he makes a legitimate attempt to tap the toss.
OTOH, based on the wording of the note on 6-3-8, it seems their intent is also not to allow one jumper to simply walk to the other side during the toss.
In a way, it seems similar to the intent of the relatively new wording on 9-1-3g (one foot near the FT lane line).