Even Our Trick Plays Are Illegal

[kamac19]

Maybe we should cheat more often if this is the results 🥷

[The Gipper]

Keith,

Actually, I think the second forward pass is still legal as long as that first one was made and completed behind the line of scrimmage, which it was.

[Mr. T]

The refs didn't want to delay the game with another penalty. both teams had a 4 wins between them.

[Tim Couch Pulls Out]

It was illegal, but I can't describe how glad I am we ran a trick play, and that it actually gained yardage.

[Mr. T]

I do believe we had a WildDawg formation. Maybe the old coach is starting to compare notes with the old regime and will start using what works.

[USFBrown]

Zombo said:

Nope, I think he is right, only one forward pass per play, no matter what.

Zombo

Correct. It's always hilarious when QBs get their pass swatted back to them, catch it, and throw it again. Makes me laugh every time.

I believe Painter did it a couple weeks ago.

[The Gipper]

Apparently you are right. I copied this from the NFL rule book:

An offensive team may make only one forward pass during each play from scrimmage (Loss of 5 yards).

[Mark O]

That's awesome....we can't even run a trick play correctly.

I remember how ridiculously exciting it was to watch that play unfold though.

[The Gipper]

@mark-o said:

That's awesome....we can't even run a trick play correctly.

I remember how ridiculously exciting it was to watch that play unfold though.

Well, actually, that play was run "Successfully" if not "correctly" in that it gained quite a bit of yards and no penalty was called on the play as apparently it should have.