Goalline Situation

[Bob M.]

Originally posted by cmathews
Bob, it is my guess that he is referring to the ball being at rest with no one trying to gain possession. It is a stretch yes, because it appears that a is trying to gain possession, however if it is motionless with no one attempting to gain possession it goes to the team last in possession, in this case A at the 1.

REPLY: That could be, but if there's a live ball sitting motionless in the field of play after a fumble or backward pass, I'm going to wait a l-o-n-g time. I'll need to see both teams walking away. That ball will need to have moss growing on it before I blow it dead. For a scrimmage kick, it's a different story.