Extremely interested to see how this is called. I think he was touched before he caught it, but not after he caught it (until he was already back on his feet, so they would have needed to tackle him to the ground), so I think it stands.
Extremely interested to see how this is called. I think he was touched before he caught it, but not after he caught it (until he was already back on his feet, so they would have needed to tackle him to the ground), so I think it stands.
It was the correct ruling, based on the rule. If the contact occurs while the receiver is going to the ground, then it's down by contact.I don't know how you can be down by contact if you are the one that initiated the contact. Especially if you were not yet down when the contact occurred.
Oh, I know it was the letter of the law, but there have to be at least assume attempt by the D to make a tackle.It was the correct ruling, based on the rule. If the contact occurs while the receiver is going to the ground, then it's down by contact.
Think about it this way, if that wasn't the rule, and a receiver caught a ball, and a defender hit him and he fell down, then the receiver wouldn't actually be down unless the defender also touched him while he was on the ground.
I think it would just be way too hard to write a rule that took everything like that into account. For example, you said the defender didn't initiate the contact, but is that true? The defender was running, he ran into the receiver's leg, why isn't he the one initiating the contact, versus the receiver doing it by lifting his leg? The water just gets too muddied. I think the rule which basically says if you make contact with the receiver as he's going to the ground, or while he's on the ground, he's down by contact is pretty solid and is very clear. God knows these NFL refs have trouble with the rule book already. Anything more than that would turn this into the catch rule, where nobody knows what the fuck is going on.Oh, I know it was the letter of the law, but there have to be at least assume attempt by the D to make a tackle.
Says a lot about Brady, who at this point in his career, still wants to go through the daily grind to throw the ball to a bunch of stiffs.My God, Ben has weapons all over the goddamned field, and we have to watch Brady try to hit Chris Hogan and Philip Dorsett. WTF...
Edit: Even Fitzpatrick has Evans, Godwin, Jackson, Howard, etc....GOD DAMN IT
I've been sitting here running through the rosters in my head of every NFL team, and I can't think of a single one that I wouldn't trade all of our wide receivers and running backs straight up for theirs. Not one. Maybe the Bears. That's about it though.Says a lot about Brady, who at this point in his career, still wants to go through the daily grind to throw the ball to a bunch of stiffs.
Not the Bills (assuming you are counting Edelman)?I've been sitting here running through the rosters in my head of every NFL team, and I can't think of a single one that I wouldn't trade all of our wide receivers and running backs straight up for theirs. Not one. Maybe the Bears. That's about it though.
You act like they should do this. Instead, lets see guys discuss Bell's contract and hold-out!You're not going to show us the holding call that literally just changed the game? Really? Not a single replay.
Challenge a bunch of septuagenarians to a footrace!Just for one day I’d like to know what’s it like to be that fast. To just turn on the jets and outrun everyone else around you and know you can.
Hadn't thought about the Bills, but yeah, that's probably the second one with the Bears. I don't think I can even name a wide receiver on the roster. Is Zay Jones still there, after his drunken shitshow last year? LeSean McCoy, when healthy, and assuming he doesn't get suspended would be a pretty damn good weapon with Tom though.Not the Bills (assuming you are counting Edelman)?
The part that I think is funny is listening to Booger talk about how Pittsburgh should pay him, when they are getting pretty damn good production out of a guy that's costing them like 5% of what Bell is asking for. It's not like their offense has been their problem.You act like they should do this. Instead, lets see guys discuss Bell's contract and hold-out!
Carlton from Norwell has to be loving his resurgence.Fitz is up over 400 yards again. Sitting at 411 now.
Carlton from Tampa now!Carlton from Norwell has to be loving his resurgence.
I’d like to reservoir dogs ear scene all three of these fuckers in return for the ear beating they’re giving meTessitore needs to ditch the Friday Night Fights hype man routine. It's painful
I bet Bell gets moved before then...I hope they let Bell walk at the end of the year. Conner is a Pittsburgh kid (from Erie, PA, went to Pitt) through and through, he's an awesome story, and he's damn good too. No reason for Pitt to pay Bell what he wants, when they can probably get 75% of the production out of Conner.