Re: Fed FB: Case Plays

"Harold Buck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>  "Scott Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> > "Harold Buck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > >  "Scott Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > A legal forward pass is one thrown:
> > > >
> > > > 1.)  By the team that snaps,
> > > > 2.)  From in or behind the neutral zone,
> > > > 3.)  Before team possession has changed.
> > >
> > >
> > > Doesn't "before team possession has changed"
> > > imply that it would be by the team that snaps?
> >
> > Without 1.), would the remaining restrictions apply to a team
> > that free kicks?
>
>
> I think that really answers my question. However, it might have been
> clearer to substitute "You can't pass on a free kick down" for (1) since
> in all other cases (3) implies (1). Right?

Perhaps.  The Fed book specifies that only "Team A" may throw
a legal pass.  Under some circumstances, Team K may throw
one too.

What they really mean is, the team that snaps.


> And I'm not arguing about what the rule *says* at this point,
> just that a rewording might make it clearer what they're getting at.

The three restrictions are my phrasing.  Since thay are not
copyrighted, you are free to edit them for clarity however you
wish.  Use whatever works for you.

Just as long as you understand that the ball can never be out of
bounds because an airborne player touches it.


--  Scott