Forward or Backward

[Steven Tyler]

1) You might see that happen if the QB throws the ball very high in the air.

2) Only likely to happen if you play in a wind tunnel.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

1) You might see that happen if the QB throws the ball very high in the air.

2) Only likely to happen if you play in a wind tunnel.

Actually these occurrences are more common than you think. It's not so much about balls high in the air, but passes thrown a long way sideways crossing a moderate wind, where without the wind the direction would be almost exactly along a yard line.

[MD Longhorn]

Robert is right, Steven. Envision a long cross-field pass (forward or backward) like you see on a kickoff return trick play or a quick-pass to a WR (or perhaps one of the many laterals in a end-of-game Stanford play.