new rule

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally posted by just another ref
Look at it this way. The guy threw his pass while legally inbounds and just happened to land out of bounds. Assuming he immediately come back in, no violation. Going out of bounds was not a part of his play, just an incidental after-effect. The violation occurs when a player deliberately runs out of bounds for a reason, such as running around a screen.

Just happened to land out of bounds? Just an incidental after-effect? Going out of bounds was not part of the play? Please! It was an essential part of the play. His intent was to make a pass around the defense using the out of bounds area. The only way to do that was to jump out of bounds. D E L I B E R A T E L Y !