Allright ill try to make this as clear as i can.
Allright, i have seen lots of QB's that are about to get sacked and are like 10 yards awy from the line of scrimmage. So what do they do....they throw the ball like 5 feet away from them to the ground witch is called intentional grounding. But how come that's not a fumble or a live ball since it's behind the line of scrimmage.
2006-08-28 16:22:51 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Intentional Grounding of Forward Pass
1. Intentional grounding of a forward pass is a foul: loss of down and 10 yards from previous spot if passer is in the field of play or loss of down at the spot of the foul if it occurs more than 10 yards behind the line or safety if passer is in his own end zone when ball is released.
2. Intentional grounding will be called when a passer, facing an imminent loss of yardage due to pressure from the defense, throws a forward pass without a realistic chance of completion.
3. Intentional grounding will not be called when a passer, while out of the pocket and facing an imminent loss of yardage, throws a pass that lands at or beyond the line of scrimmage, even if no offensive player(s) have a realistic chance to catch the ball (including if the ball lands out of bounds over the sideline or end line).
2006-08-28 19:55:30 · answer #1 · answered by godfater21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you throw the ball forward intentionally, it is not a fumble. It would only be a fumble if you drop the ball, lose the ball while getting hit, have the ball get dropped when you throw it backwards (a lateral), and so on. But any dropped forward pass is incomplete, regardless of the line of scrimmage.
2006-08-28 17:24:25 · answer #2 · answered by RustyL71 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if a QB throws behind him, possibly for a swing pass or a screen and the reciever drops it and or doesnt even catch it, it is a fumble and therefore a live ball...if he throws it in front of him and no one is in the general area and hes not in the middle of being sacked that would cause his throw to go all over the place then it is intentional grounding because in that case the QB is basically just throwing the ball down to the ground to avoid an loss of yardage...while smart, cant do it...without being flagged
2006-08-28 18:14:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fumble, they would have to keep the ball and get hit ,A live ball,they protect themselves from getting sac, plus its better for them if they do throw it away,same line of scrimmage.
2006-08-28 16:32:58 · answer #4 · answered by DEBRA B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any forward pass is a forward pass as long as there is a reciever in the direction...the refs don't know where he's going to throw it and it could just be a disrupted pass...you can't call that a fumble because he obviously did it on purpose...it just doesn't seem right to call that a fumble.
2006-08-28 18:11:55 · answer #5 · answered by Carolina Kitten 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause it is now an incomplete pass. Not a fumble, or live ball. It becomes a dead ball pass incomplete.
2006-08-28 16:28:19 · answer #6 · answered by Cabana C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its called a tackle box. 5yrds deep and 5yrds wide once the quaterback is outside of this box then he can throw it to the ground as long as it reaches the line of scrimmage and someone is going to tackle him.
2006-08-28 16:27:32 · answer #7 · answered by Raqi Killer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's only a fumble or live ball if the ball goes backwards from where the qb releases it.
2006-08-28 16:27:00 · answer #8 · answered by yanks33jets 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Forward motion of the arm makes it a pass...
in the direction of a receiver makes it an incomplete pass even.
2006-08-29 01:56:11 · answer #9 · answered by Warrior 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a fumble because he intentionally threw it. No loss of possession.
2006-08-28 16:29:38 · answer #10 · answered by tpurtygrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋