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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
You need legal guarding position on this play...to catch a pass from a teamamte? I guess i need to reread my rulebook. 
His forward foot is not in question. It is certainly in the air. The question is his rear foot. It was on the floor but was it inbounds or out? That is what is inconclusive on these replays. If in, legal. If out, illegal.
EDIT: I've now gone back and read your other post. Methinks you might want to reread the section of the rulebook where it defines player location. If you're calling plays like you describe above, you're not getting them correct. Simply put, you are where you are touching. Period. If you're touching two areas at once there is a priority to determine which area you're in. There is no 2-feet down requirement as far as player location goes (with one exception and it isn't related to this discussion.) |
I never said there was a 2 feet down requirement. What I said is that the angle that you need to look at is that back angle. Three things need to be looked at. When does he touch the ball. Where is the left foot when he touches the ball, and then where is the right foot. In my opinion, when he touches the ball the left (front foot), has not touched down yet when he touches the ball. This means this foot could not be used to establish position on the floor, since the last position it was touching was OOB. The next issue is the rear foot. Only after looking at the first two does this really matter. I have to give the official the benefit of the doubt on this as he was right there when the call was made.
I can see where you think I mean the 2 foot down rule was implied. It isn't. I was simply stating that the front foot has never established any position on the play which was the impression I got that others were saying.