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Tue Sep 28, 2004, 12:09pm
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Was working JV game, running back runs for 4 yard gain and forward progress was stopped, however, the linemans didn't blow his whistle, running back changes direction to get more yard, but gets tackled 5 yard from previous forward progess... Where do you mark the ball now?
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Tue Sep 28, 2004, 12:40pm
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if he gained another 5 yards, then I guess his forward progress wasn't stopped then was it?
here's how i rule on forward progress - it's a judgement thing. if i feel a runner cannot change direction and can only get pushed back or injured by others piling on - then i blow the whistle that forward progress is over. I blow it LOUD and LONG to let everyone know what i have!
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Tue Sep 28, 2004, 12:42pm
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The ball is spotted where the linesman feels the runner's forward progress was stopped. If he did not blow the whistle, it's LIKELY (but not DEFINITIVE) that the linesman did not feel his forward progress was stopped.
However, it does come up often where the runner hits a pile, stops, but still churns his legs, and goes backward a bit. As L, you will often wait just a second to see if he can reestablish forward momentum - and if he doesn't, spot it where he was initially stopped.
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Tue Sep 28, 2004, 12:43pm
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To add to GeorgiaBlue, if no whistle was blown and the runner lost five yards, thats a hard sell to move the ball up to where, as you explained, his forward progress stopped. If no whistle was blown there by the LJ/LM at the point of progress being stopped, the result stands in my book.
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