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phansen Tue Sep 15, 2009 07:23am

One forward pass
 
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If a QB drops back for a pass and attempts to throw a forward pass which is batted in the air behind the neutral zone and the QB catches the batted ball, can he then attempt to throw another forward pass from behind the neutral zone? Or would this be considered two forward passes and a penalty?

bisonlj Tue Sep 15, 2009 07:34am

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Originally Posted by phansen (Post 625382)
NFHS

If a QB drops back for a pass and attempts to throw a forward pass which is batted in the air behind the neutral zone and the QB catches the batted ball, can he then attempt to throw another forward pass from behind the neutral zone? Or would this be considered two forward passes and a penalty?

That would be two forward passes since you consider it forward by it's original direction.

mbyron Tue Sep 15, 2009 08:08am

Quote:

Originally Posted by phansen (Post 625382)
NFHS

If a QB drops back for a pass and attempts to throw a forward pass which is batted in the air behind the neutral zone and the QB catches the batted ball, can he then attempt to throw another forward pass from behind the neutral zone? Or would this be considered two forward passes and a penalty?

That would be 2 forward passes.

Ordinarily, any passer is prohibited from catching his own pass. But since B touched the pass in flight, any A player may catch it. So you have a complete forward pass. Another may not be thrown during the down.

You might be thinking of the kick rule here, which does not apply to forward passes.

mikesears Tue Sep 15, 2009 09:33am

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Originally Posted by mbyron (Post 625395)
Ordinarily, any passer is prohibited from catching his own pass.

I don't agree with this sentence for football. Where is a player prohibited from catching a pass he threw?

mbyron Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:35am

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Originally Posted by mikesears (Post 625418)
I don't agree with this sentence for football. Where is a player prohibited from catching a pass he threw?

Hm. You're right. I guess I assumed...:eek:

JugglingReferee Tue Sep 15, 2009 05:06pm

Canadian Ruling
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by phansen (Post 625382)
If a QB drops back for a pass and attempts to throw a forward pass which is batted in the air behind the neutral zone and the QB catches the batted ball, can he then attempt to throw another forward pass from behind the neutral zone? Or would this be considered two forward passes and a penalty?

CANADIAN RULING:

If the first pass was forward, this is an Illegal Forward Pass - second forward pass during a play. DG L10, DR. DNG, LB PBD.


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