Originally posted by LarryS
If he would have fumbled it off his foot, I would have stopped everything for a "do-over" figuring I, at least partially, may have contributed to the fumble.
A drop is a fumble, see 4-21.
BTW, a pass is a throw, bat, or roll 4-31; and the player fumbled (dropped) the ball; if the ball is not PASSED (8-6-1) in-bounds it is a violation.