[JRutledge]

Robert,

This is clear to actual officials because that is how it has been called and the interpretation for years. Others like yourself might want to find nits in the information and not understand why these interpretations are the way they are, but it is clear that we do not determine (also based on what other codes do) that we judge this by the movement of the arm. It is not our job to figure out if there is a pump fake or a pass when a player is hit. That is also why you hear things like "empty hand" when someone is trying to throw and other philosophies that go along with why we have to determine the motion direction of the arm.

Peace