Pass Play: Inelgible/Pass Int or Nothing

[Suudy]

Originally Posted by Matt-MI

For the first situation the reason I would not have a flag is what I underlined:

7-5-12 Ineligible A players may not advance beyond the expanded neutral zone on a legal forward pass play before a legal forward pass that crosses the neutral zone is in flight.

I don't understand. It is still a pass, even if A22 touches it behind the NZ. The pass does end up crossing the NZ, and A55 is beyond the ENZ.

The only ways I see 7.5.12 exonerating A55, is if A55 is downfield after the pass is in flight, or if the ball is touched by B in or behind the NZ. Touching by A is not addressed. Of course the timing of the original play isn't posted, so we don't know if A55 is downfield before the pass is thrown. But we do know the ball is not touched by B.

[BoBo]

I guess i really should have been REALLY anal as to where everybody was at on the field.

The lineman are downfield preparing to block or engaging in the block.

Basically i was looking for reenforcement that the lineman are down field say 3plus yards and the inelgibel or pass int calls would be correct.

Thanks for everybody's opinion