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Well a QB needs to be OUTSIDE of the pocket and the ball near the LOS for it to be a legal throwaway.  In the pocket, whether near the LOS or not and no one around is IG.

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He is talking about the pass that was thrown 30 yards downfield I believe. It was a dangerous throw and if it went out of bounds it was not IG.

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For what it's worth:

 

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).

 

The key is to get outside the tackles, or to make it look like there was a "realistic chance of completion."

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Not if it goes past the line of scrimmage or he is outside the pocket.  DUHHHH!!!!

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Wrong. If your in the pocket, and you throw it away (whether past the LOS or not) its still going to be Intentional Grounding. Losman would have had to escape 3 tacklers, run out of the pocket and then throw it out of bounds. Thats ridiculous and you know it.

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Wrong. If your in the pocket, and you throw it away (whether past the LOS or not) its still going to be Intentional Grounding. Losman would have had to escape 3 tacklers, run out of the pocket and then throw it out of bounds. Thats ridiculous and you know it.

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He's correct on the rule.

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