Wimsatt play: Lateral or forward pass?

[BillyC80]

Has anybody watched a replay of when Gavin appeared to go over the LOS and threw the ball overhand and slightly behind him for a completion and a decent gain?

Was wondering if he was over or behind the LOS but also wondering if that was a designed play or improvised by GW. It looked strange but I kinda liked it and the way it worked out for us.

 

[MoreCowbellRU]

Has anybody watched a replay of when Gavin appeared to go over the LOS and threw the ball overhand and slightly behind him for a completion and a decent gain?

Was wondering if he was over or behind the LOS but also wondering if that was a designed play or improvised by GW. It looked strange but I kinda liked it and the way it worked out for us.

Was a lateral and a poor choice. Should have eaten it and gained 8.

 

[retired711]

If I were a coach, I'd tell my players to *never* improvise a lateral for fear that the lateral will be dropped and the other team recover the ball. A designed lateral is different because the player catching the ball knows it's coming.

 

[robjknight]

Agree he should have kept it. But it didn’t look like he was not beyond line of scrimmage.

 

[Shelby65]

question: say a qb (or any skill position player) is 10 yards past the LOS and laterals forward to avoid a hard tackle, or even a mindless dumb play, and the other team falls on the ball.

Penalty from the spot of the foul but not a turnover ? Offense keeps possession ?

 

[retired711]

question: say a qb (or any skill position player) is 10 yards past the LOS and laterals forward to avoid a hard tackle, or even a mindless dumb play, and the other team falls on the ball.

Penalty from the spot of the foul but not a turnover ? Offense keeps possession ?

Uninformed answer: it's a turnover with the defensive team declining the penalty.

 

[BillyC80]

Still wondering if it could’ve been a designed play, where he runs toward the LOS and at the last minute he throws it to a receiver in the flat. The reason I’m wondering that is because (Langan?) was in a good position to receive the ball and looked like he was ready for it.

 

[RUinsane]

Still wondering if it could’ve been a designed play, where he runs toward the LOS and at the last minute he throws it to a receiver in the flat. The reason I’m wondering that is because (Langan?) was in a good position to receive the ball and looked like he was ready for it.

I thought it was designed option since it seemed Langan was ready for it.

 

[BillyC80]

I thought it was designed option since it seemed Langan was ready for it.

Thank you. The only reason it looked risky is because it appeared to be a lateral, and he got very close and possibly went beyond the LOS. Otherwise it’s a play that should work again, if executed properly (whether he keeps it or throws it).

Plus now the defense might bite on a pump fake before he tucks and runs (studying game film on him will show that he could throw from that position).

 

[ScarletDave]

Looked like a designed option play