IP and the Pylon

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Under another "pylon-titled" post there was some discussion about calling a pass incomplete when team member A touched the pylon then subsequently caught the ball.

I saw the diaglog between Snake~eyes, Bob M., et al. agreeing this would technically be IP but calling incomplete seemed to be the consensus call.

What if A touched the pylon then had a simultaneous catch with B a yard or two away? By rule, the ball becomes dead immediately and the result of the play is a TD. Then you need to consider that A touched the pylon (IP), which if accepted, would wipe out the TD then enforce the foul.

If A were touching the sideline and B was in the end zone it's a pretty tough sell calling a simultaneous catch an incomplete pass, but by rule, that's exactly what it is. I only say tough sell because B's coach may not know that rule and would probably go ape s##t if you called incomplete.

But assuming something close to that scenario (simultaneous catch), if A touches the pylon and you don't call IP, then calling incomplete when his foot is no longer touching OOB (say it's a yard away), then what would you call? Still call incomplete? Or, "forced" into calling IP?

That's not all that far fetched. There are quite a few "jump balls" in the end zone.

One thing I do to eliminate this possibility is to move the 2 hash pylons back two full yards, which the rule book says to do any way starting last year. I move them before every game.