At 08:45 PM 8/31/00 -0700, Doug wrote:
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>"John D. Giorgis" wrote:
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>> (For those of you who aren't Americans and/or do not follow the NFL: Last
>> year Buffalo played at the Tennessee Titans in a playoff game. Towards
>> the end of the game, with no timeouts, our quarterback lead us on a drive -
>> including two plays with only one shoe - to what appeared to be the game
>> winning field goal with seconds left. On the ensuing kickoff, the Titans
>> used a trick play, throwing an illegal forward pass (that was incorrectly
>> ruled to be thrown sideways) on the kick return.
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>Unlike John, being neither a Titan or a Bills fan I have no inherent bias.
>When I first saw the play live I thought it obvious that the throw was an
>illegal forward pass, but on subsequent replays (and I just saw an actual
>"study" of the play recently) it was apparent, even obvious, that the throw
>was a legal lateral. Instant replay made the correct call on the field.
Sorry Doug, that's just not the case......
Looking at the replay, it is very clear that Wycheck's feet at the time of
the pass are behind the 30 yard line, and that Dyson catches the pass just
ahead of the 30 yard line. Thus, the argument that it is a legal lateral
resides on the supposition that Wychek "sidearmed" the football, thus
making the point of release of the football some point just ahead of the 30
yard line. If you try this at home, however, you will discover that no
matter how you throw a football - even "sidearmed" - the point of release
is *always* on a plane with one's shoulder and feet. Therfore, the
lateral was indeed forward, and illegal.
JDG
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