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Re: Fed FB: Case Plays



Are any of the down field players ineligible by number or position?
Assuming they are not, we have an incomplete pass with no fouls.
That was too easy what did I miss?

Scott Taylor wrote:
> 
> "Jim R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > >I think other people have pointed out that you need to say
> > >SOMETHING  else because of the possibility of a kicking play.
> > >If team A punts, and the ball never crosses the line of scrimmage,
> > >team A may not make a forward pass even though possession
> > >has not changed yet.
> >
> > That's INCORRECT for FED football.  Team A/K may do anything
> > with the ball that they could have done before the scrimmage kick
> >  -- run, pass, or even kick again.
> >
> > That's what allows K to pass the ball after a blocked FG attempt,
> > for instance.
> 
> Well, let's keep going so we all understand the rule in context,
> AND in its entirety ....
> 
> Play 1:  4th & 20 from K's 10.  K1's punt is partially blocked
>               and goes high into the air.  R1 gives a valid fair catch
>               signal at K's 15, but the ball bounces off his helmet
>               in flight.  R2 muffs the ball as it is rolling along the
>               ground at K's 13.  K2 recovers in his end zone, where
>               he subsequently throws a forward pass to K3, who is
>               standing at K's 5 yardline.  K4, K5, and K6 are all downfield
>               at K's 30, in anticipation of covering the punt.  Before the
>               ball arrives, K3 is legally blocked by R3, and it falls to the
>               ground, incomplete, at K's 9 yardline.
> 
> Fed Ruling 1:  ??????
> 
> --  Scott



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