Backward Passes

[MJT]

On my crew, we do not punch back, we either have a whistle or we do not. If anyone is sure enough that it is forward then they will blow their whistle. If no whistle, we have a fumble. On quick passes it will "usually" be the wings, if the QB drops back it will probably by the R, if the QB is close to the LOS it may be the U as he has stepped up towards the LOS to clear himself of the TE dragging.

The thing is you never know who will have the best angle, so whoever sees it is forward they will blow their whistle.

The problem, IMO, with punching back is if one official punches back while at the same time another official blows his whistle, now we have some really angry coaches. With no punch, a whistle means forward and none means backwards.