Illegal Forward Pass

[ajmc]

Rarely, when there is more than 1 bean bag, do they ever wind up on the exact same spot. IFP is never a quick flag, and the Umpire should have observed that other flag and sought information BEFORE unleashing his flag.

However, this is still just another situation where one official saw, or thought he saw something, and another official saw something different. I hope there was a serious discussion between both officials before a final decision was made.

If one official is adamant that he saw something, that the other official may not have seen, or saw somewhat differently, you have to go with what was actually seen over what may not have been. IFP is usually a "big" penalty and either way, the crew needs to yield to whomever is the most adamant about what he actually saw.