Anyone see the lateral that Wilson pulled off last night vs. the Eagles?
Curious if anyone knows the rule well enough to confirm the following, and that can clarify what can be classified as a forward vs backward lateral. Let's get 'physic-y...'
Russel Wilson was running full speed up field and then lateral'd the ball 'behind' him, however not with enough velocity for the true vector of the ball to continue in the 'forward' direction. Basically, if Russel Wilson standing still and made that same lateral, it would have 'looked' backwards and not confused the announcers...
IMO this was a backward lateral, regardless of where the ball ended up.