December 05, 2017 04:43PM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 584
Status: 2nd Stringer
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Just think it’s funny that the most well known physicist in America today (Neil deGrasse Tyson) has now weighed in on this play.
Tyson calls it a ‘Galilean Transformation’ (although frankly I think my explanation posted above is easier to understand!)
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I still think the rule should be changed— Wilson clearly threw behind him to a runner who was trailing him on the play, even though technically the ball moved forward.
BTW, in the NFL rulebook, a “forward pass” is defined in one of three ways, one of them being:
“(a) the ball initially moves forward (to a point nearer the opponent’s goal line) after leaving the passer’s hand.”
IMHO, a backward pass should be defined using the same criteria.
I bet this issue has occurred dozens of times in college football (wishbone offense, for example) without ever being noticed before.
Anyway, just thought this play was interesting to discuss, so thought I’d share a little more info.
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