Two plays I never thought I would see

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by zm1283

I figured that would be obvious.

I'm talking about the quarterback immediately throwing a backwards pass to a receiver, then that receiver (While behind the LOS), throws a forward pass to another receiver.

Why the badgering... he already said, "Double pass - meaning 2 forward passes. I'm an old-schooler using term lateral in any backwards pass. My bad on clarity."

[mizzyref]

Passer takes snap from center attempts a pass that was batted back to him by B defender and catches the pass rolls to his right and throws for a completion. So I have seem the 2 forward passes as well.

[Robert Goodman]

Funny that 2 forward passes would be thought to be such a rare play, when it wasn't long ago in Fed that it was legal. The batted back-2nd pass scenario's not that uncommon either. Passing to a wideout who then throws a forward pass is not all that uncommon either, and it's often a very close call as to whether the 1st pass is forward -- in fact a major point of deception of the play is to confuse the opponents as to whether the 1st pass was forward, now that 2 forward passes is illegal.

[BIG UMP]

Don't have my book with me but I don't believe a drop-kick is legal for a KO is it? You can score with a drop-kick but KO.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by BIG UMP

Don't have my book with me but I don't believe a drop-kick is legal for a KO is it? You can score with a drop-kick but KO.

It is legal.

2-24-5

"A kickoff is a free kick which puts the ball in play...A place kick or a drop kick shall be used for the kickoff."

[BIG UMP]

Excellent, didn't realize that.

[Robert Goodman]

Canadian football requires a place kick for kicking off. Rugby Union now requires a drop kick. I think it's still a place kick in Rugby League.

NFHS undertook an initiative to harmonize its free kick rules that culminated in the late 1970s, so that there were very few differences remaining between the provisions for different types of free kicks; only the kickoff was the odd one in not being allowed to score a goal & not being allowed to be a punt. A few years later they started differentiating the rules regarding different types of free kicks again. These things go in cycles.