Face Guarding

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by KS_Blue

A1 is being guarded by B1. B1 is facing A1 and as the pass approaches, B1 raises his arms so his palms are facing the pass, and he looks straight up, kinda like a Willie Mays catch. As this is going on, B1 also runs into A1, so we have a flag for DPI.

Should we take your word for it that it really was PI by B1? If A1 pulled up and stopped taking a good route to the ball, B1's running into him could've been A1's foul. So we have to infer that that was not the case.

I also disagree that B1 has to first have a view of the ball to avoid face guarding. If A1 put his hands out, B1 could've taken that as an indication of the approach of the ball. Did B1 appear to be putting his hands or arms into the sight line, or closer to where A1's hands were?