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NFL completion rule needs to be changed
Posted on 11/16/15 at 11:29 am
Posted on 11/16/15 at 11:29 am
Odell Beckham incomplete TD catch
Ground causes Landon Collins to drop ball
The only thing I will say is the officials ruled correctly PER THE RULES of the game. BUT there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that both of the players made the catch and controlled the ball.
It doesn't make sense to me that the ground cannot cause a fumble, but it can disrupt a completed pass? If the receiver has obvious control of the ball prior to making contact with the ground, IMO it should be a completed catch.
In OBJ case the replay official said he didn't make a football move.....no shite, as soon as he secured the ball with both feet down (IN THE ENDZONE) why does he need to make a football move? A running back can lose control of the ball as soon as it breaks the plane, but a receiver has to make sure the defender doesn't strip him AFTER making the catch.
This is not a sour grapes thread, actually won money on the game. Just a thread about how ridiculous some of the NFL rules can be.
Ground causes Landon Collins to drop ball
The only thing I will say is the officials ruled correctly PER THE RULES of the game. BUT there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that both of the players made the catch and controlled the ball.
It doesn't make sense to me that the ground cannot cause a fumble, but it can disrupt a completed pass? If the receiver has obvious control of the ball prior to making contact with the ground, IMO it should be a completed catch.
In OBJ case the replay official said he didn't make a football move.....no shite, as soon as he secured the ball with both feet down (IN THE ENDZONE) why does he need to make a football move? A running back can lose control of the ball as soon as it breaks the plane, but a receiver has to make sure the defender doesn't strip him AFTER making the catch.
This is not a sour grapes thread, actually won money on the game. Just a thread about how ridiculous some of the NFL rules can be.
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Posted on 11/16/15 at 11:29 am to Oddibe
I don't know. Beckham's didn't look like a catch to me.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 11:31 am to Oddibe
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ground cannot cause a fumble
This is a fallacy. It can.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 11:32 am to Oddibe
A better example is the Dez non-catch last year, because in my opinion he DID make a football move, which was to dive for the pylon.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 11:35 am to Oddibe
I think Colinsworth hit the nail on the head last night. Even with the rules clarified on what is and isn't a completed catch the last few years, they are still written with language that is interpretable, like "did he become a runner".
Colinsworth said just pick some type of definable criteria and stick with it, whether it's possession and 2 feet, 3 feet, or whatever.
Colinsworth said just pick some type of definable criteria and stick with it, whether it's possession and 2 feet, 3 feet, or whatever.
This post was edited on 11/16/15 at 11:36 am
Posted on 11/16/15 at 11:45 am to Oddibe
The ODB one is an anomaly that happens in the endzone.. I thought it was clear that he had possession and two feet down before the ball was knocked out.. With a TD being instantaneous then I presumed it was 6.. The rule makes them do all this other shite, like move and turn to complete a catch though so... The rule was applied correctly but it just seemed odd to me.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 12:33 pm to Oddibe
Pereira's explanation of Odell's non catch is such bullshite. How can you sit there and say "must have control of the ball long enough to turn into a runner. What's that mean? Turn upfield, brace yourself for contact, you have to have the period of time...". There was a play last night where a Cardinals player caught the ball on an underneath crossing route, turned up field and took two steps, was hit from behind and fumbled and ball was scooped up by Seahawks defender. Did he not just do what Pereira's explanation required? Why do they need to make this so difficult?
Yet, a QB or running back can leap over a pile and get hit and fumble but as long as the tip of the ball touches the front plane of the goal line, it's a TD?
A WR has to catch the ball, order dinner, eat, tip the motherfricker, then hand the ball back to the official and it still may not be a "catch".
Yet, a QB or running back can leap over a pile and get hit and fumble but as long as the tip of the ball touches the front plane of the goal line, it's a TD?
A WR has to catch the ball, order dinner, eat, tip the motherfricker, then hand the ball back to the official and it still may not be a "catch".This post was edited on 11/16/15 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 11/16/15 at 12:38 pm to Oddibe
Ok, so how do you want to define a catch? It's a fluid system of events, and any definition is not going to satisfy everyone.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 12:41 pm to Oddibe
Neither one of those were catches, and it seems pretty clear to me. If you want to call those catches then that isn't far away from saying that anything that hits your hands should be a catch. Controlling for a split second then dropping it seems pretty clear to me that it should be a drop. If they really had it then keeping it shouldn't be so hard.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 12:42 pm to Oddibe
This is the worst I have seen
The rule leaves you open to this. How in the world this isn't considered a catch and then down by contact is beyond me. I know it "was called correctly" but that just mean the rule is broken. 3 steps with the ball, on the ground, then it comes out.
I don't have video but there are other bad ones this year: Ben Watson incomplete pass against the Colts where he took about 4 steps and the Devonta Freeman TD that got called back where he ran about 5 yards with the ball into the endzone before he hit the ground and it came out
The rule leaves you open to this. How in the world this isn't considered a catch and then down by contact is beyond me. I know it "was called correctly" but that just mean the rule is broken. 3 steps with the ball, on the ground, then it comes out.
I don't have video but there are other bad ones this year: Ben Watson incomplete pass against the Colts where he took about 4 steps and the Devonta Freeman TD that got called back where he ran about 5 yards with the ball into the endzone before he hit the ground and it came out
Posted on 11/16/15 at 12:59 pm to Oddibe
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The only thing I will say is the officials ruled correctly PER THE RULES of the game.
What rule did they apply correctly.
He secured the ball with both feet in. He didn't fall so I don't think the "finish the catch" nonsense is applicable.
Not doubting you, just not sure which rule applied.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 1:40 pm to Oddibe
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BUT there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that both of the players made the catch and controlled the ball.
And I have no doubt in my mind that you're incorrect.
It blows my mind people have't figured out what is and isn't a catch.
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