LtBillsFan66
12-04-2006, 03:49 PM
I'm having a friendly dispute with a pal of mine. Maybe you can help! On an end zone catch with the player in control of the ball, his left foot lands inbounds and his right foot comes down with the ball of that foot clearly inbounds but before he lifts or slides the ball of that foot, the heel comes down on the line. Out of bounds, TD or no TD? --Bill Pozniak, Cinnaminson, N.J.
Your receiver is out of bounds and no touchdown is scored. The pass is incomplete. When the second foot comes to the ground, it is considered one entity, which cannot be split. The toe-heel makes this an out-of-bounds play because part of the foot lands on the end line. The common catch is one foot in and a toe tap getting the other foot in before the player goes out-of-bounds. This play has been discussed for years and for one short period of time the toe-heel was considered a catch. The rules committee decided, once and for all, that it was not in the best interest of the game, so it is now an incomplete pass.
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/askthereferee/cs-061017askjerrymarkbreit,1,5569528.story?coll=cs-bears-asktheref-headlines
Your receiver is out of bounds and no touchdown is scored. The pass is incomplete. When the second foot comes to the ground, it is considered one entity, which cannot be split. The toe-heel makes this an out-of-bounds play because part of the foot lands on the end line. The common catch is one foot in and a toe tap getting the other foot in before the player goes out-of-bounds. This play has been discussed for years and for one short period of time the toe-heel was considered a catch. The rules committee decided, once and for all, that it was not in the best interest of the game, so it is now an incomplete pass.
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/askthereferee/cs-061017askjerrymarkbreit,1,5569528.story?coll=cs-bears-asktheref-headlines