That pass was incomplete ever since they took that TD away from Calvin Johnson in week 1 of the regular season 4 or 5 years ago.
They literally changed the rule in between week 1 and week 2 of that season
The NFL in 2 cases have made bad calls on plays rather then say they were wrong they just change the rules.
The controversial td they took away from CJ in week 1 of a football game is what started all this.
The other time that I know of where they got a call wrong but changed the rule instead of admitting Mistake is the tuck rule.
Brady clearly fumbled but instead of admitting they got the call wrong they just changed the rule to make it a good call instead of a bad call.
At the end of the day the dez catch was a catch 5 years ago but since they changed the rule to justify a bad call they made 5 years ago it's no longer a catch.
It was the correct call based on a dumb rule.
They literally changed the rule in between week 1 and week 2 of that season
The NFL in 2 cases have made bad calls on plays rather then say they were wrong they just change the rules.
The controversial td they took away from CJ in week 1 of a football game is what started all this.
The other time that I know of where they got a call wrong but changed the rule instead of admitting Mistake is the tuck rule.
Brady clearly fumbled but instead of admitting they got the call wrong they just changed the rule to make it a good call instead of a bad call.
At the end of the day the dez catch was a catch 5 years ago but since they changed the rule to justify a bad call they made 5 years ago it's no longer a catch.
It was the correct call based on a dumb rule.
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Good call, bad rule.
3:06 PM - 11 Jan 2015
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It's a dumb rule. But thats the way it's been called ever since Calvin Johnson in Chicago.
2:58 PM - 11 Jan 2015 Lake Magdalene, FL, United States
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Good call, bad rule.
3:06 PM - 11 Jan 2015
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It's a dumb rule. But thats the way it's been called ever since Calvin Johnson in Chicago.
2:58 PM - 11 Jan 2015 Lake Magdalene, FL, United States
There you go. Exactly what I said in my post above and I did not even see the dungy tweet before my post.
That Calvin Johnson play was the first time they did all that maintain through possession BS.
Just like the tuck rule.
Instead of admitting they made a bad call they just changed the rule to make the bad call fit the rule instead of the other way around .
Years later after all the emotion of the tuck rule call has passed. Very quietly they went back and changed the tuck rule back to the way it was before.
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looks clear to me its incomplete based on the rules. Much to do about nothing.
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looks clear to me its incomplete based on the rules. Much to do about nothing.
That's what I thought at first too, but the rule as posted by scottcarter doesn't mention a football move. It mentions the act of receiving the ball. If he receives the ball and THEN makes a football move it would be a completion. However, he lost the ball as a part of the reception. Even though he took 3 steps he took the steps going to the ground which are a part of the reception.
