Back-shoulder pass. Is this the ultimate passing play?

There are some situations in American Football that you can depend upon each and every week.

The back-shoulder pass is one of them. Simply put, it works every week in the NFL for either a first down or a touchdown. The premise is that this one play creates havoc for every defensive back in the league. Plus, it is a high-risk armament for quarterbacks who are able to drop passes into tight spaces.

In the early 1960s, the alley-oop was almost indefensible. It required a receiver who had the uncanny ability to leap higher than normal human beings. The quarterback then would lob a high-aching pass to a spot that only his jumper could catch. QB Y.A. Tittle perfected this play to WR R.C. Owens, a…