illegal forward pass

[Patton]

Originally posted by yankeesfan
wouldn't the loss of down come into play in this situation?

Not in this case since after the 5 yard enforcement, A has still passed the line to gain. You never lose the right to play the 1st down.

If it was 2nd and 10 from the 30 and A7 runs to the A40 where he throws the incomplete forward pass, the 5 yard penalty would be assesed from 40 making it 3rd and 5 from the 35. The loss of down comes into play on this one because after enforcement the line to gain has not been reached.

I'm not the best at explaining things...am I making sense?