Tour2ma Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 I was noting this in the Mobile Tavern (to no effect). I th-ought I was right then. I am convinced I was correct now. Here's the situation. About midway thru the 3rd.... we're down 28-14... Kizer has just been picked deep in Colt territory to end a promising drive. Brisket soon after passes to Doyle who bobbles the ball before pinning it to the side of his helmet and his right shoulder pad. He is tackled hard by Nassib and Kirk, the ball ends up on the ground and covered by Kirk... IIRC. It was ruled "incomplete." At the time I thought, "That's a catch because had he gone to the ground with the ball in that position and been touched, then it would have been called a catch." Later I saw this TD catch by OBJ vs. the Iggles. If it's good enough for control in Philly... Was the lack of a challenge determinative? Dunno, but it was potentially a change in momentum back into our favor. Now we'll never know... See the full replay here: https://youtu.be/98dM3P2advY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 However the Browns can get fucked over by the refs.....that is the way the ruling will go. Fair to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark O Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 I think the issue is the "what is a catch" and "what isn't a catch" is so vague and confusing that its not called consistently across all the games. As someone who watches all the games every Sunday, it's something that is very noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Dawg Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 I don't think the league knows how to properly define what constitutes "a catch". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcam222 Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 I sure thought we should have challenged it. Winning it could have really changed the outcome of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob806 Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 I don't think instant replay belongs in the game. It slows the game down,and officials have been looking over their shoulders for years now. The Dez Bryant "non-catch" in Green Bay several seasons ago in the playoffs should have ended replay for good. A billion dollar industry, they have refs in peep show booths or a 12" tablet. Not a good look. When I run for President in 2024, I vow to abolish replay and get the Ratbirds out of the AFC North. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudfly Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Honestly....I didnt see control.....not a catch in my world....(sorry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAg1969 Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Mudfly said: Honestly....I didnt see control.....not a catch in my world....(sorry) Me neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted September 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 And that's fine... we see different things. Personally I saw: ball control by virtue of it being juggled, but then pinned to his body, followed by... "a football move" in his beginning to get up off the ground and turning toward the direction he needed to go. 22 hours ago, Mark O said: I think the issue is the "what is a catch" and "what isn't a catch" is so vague and confusing that its not called consistently across all the games. As someone who watches all the games every Sunday, it's something that is very noticeable. True, but what is different this season is that all reviews are done in the NFL's NYC HQ. So whatever the criteria is for a catch, we should get more consistency out of the review process. So at least in this case the issue I see is that both examples did not enter that process. Whereas OBJ's TD did, automatically. Ours did not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.