Origin of the Lockette play for a TD

sturg78":2j9ek8sa said:

Any insight as to why this wasn't a penalty? To my knowledge a lineman can't block down field during a pass, yet Unger was 5 yards down field eating an OLB.

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jlwaters1":16ppga07 said:

At worst he was 2 yards past the LOS. The rule is 1 yard, I don't believe it's that touchy that they would throw the flag for being 1 yard past the limit. I don't know about being engaged, so if you're engaged with a defender @ 1 yard it can then go part that limit?

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jlwaters1":iqxwbiag said:

At worst he was 2 yards past the LOS. The rule is 1 yard, I don't believe it's that touchy that they would throw the flag for being 1 yard past the limit. I don't know about being engaged, so if you're engaged with a defender @ 1 yard it can then go part that limit?

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Item 1: Legally Downfield. An ineligible player is not illegally downfield if, after initiating contact with an
opponent within one yard of the line of scrimmage during his initial charge:
(a) he moves more than one yard beyond the line while legally blocking or being blocked by an
opponent; or
(b) after breaking legal contact with an opponent more than one yard beyond the line of scrimmage,
he remains stationary until a forward pass is thrown; or
(c) after losing legal contact with an opponent more than one yard beyond the line of scrimmage, he
is forced behind the line of scrimmage by an opponent, at which time he is again subject to
normal blocking restrictions for an ineligible offensive player.
Note 1: If an offensive player moves beyond the line while legally blocking or being blocked by an opponent, an
eligible offensive player may catch a pass between them and the line of scrimmage.

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bigtrain21":f2kwdsvl said:

Here is a better screenshot of the play. The Line of Scrimmage is the 33 and the block is initiated at the 32. Eric Davis was on NFL AM saying it was 3 yards downfield. He played for the Niners and worked in their radio booth so he is biased and wrong.

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