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Thread: Rules Question
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Re: Rules Question
Does the forward progress rule apply to a passer? We've all seen quarterbacks run around and eventually take a sack. The ball is spotted at the spot of the sack and not their furthest forward progress. I'm not sure that it would apply until he turns into a runner by going past the line of scrimmage and can no longer throw the ball.
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12-13-2011, 03:36 PM #14
Re: Rules Question
In those cases, the QB is usually in control as he is running around in the backfield. In this case, Romo appeared not to be. Even when a RB has the ball, if he gets hit at the LOS and by his own power, retreats and is tackled 5 yards deep, the play would be marked where he went down, but if he was hit at the LOS and fell backwards 5 yards, the balls would be placed back at the LOS.
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