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Originally Posted by Dudebro
Obviously I'm not a die hard sports fan, I just remember hearing that intentional grounding is against the rules. Feel free to correct me though I like to learn new stuff even if it's trivial.
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It's legal under these circumstances:
-QB is out of the tackle box(an imaginary line from the outside shoulder of the LT to the outside shoulder of the RT in the pre-snap formation)
-Ball must go past the line of scrimmage
-Also, under 2 minutes of the half or 4th quarter, a QB may take the snap and immediately spike the ball. Any other time in the game this is illegal.
There is a slight exception which is a judgement call.
-A QB can throw a ball away while in the pocket if there is a receiver "in the area". This can be into the ground or out of bounds.
You see this a lot on screen passes(they'll throw at the receivers feet) or on sideline passes(throw it out of bounds) where trying to force the pass would result in an interception or loss of yardage