Twitter: Eight years ago today, "Dez Caught It"

[Aven8]

Every time I look at it I have never thought it was a catch. Watch Dez’s body language after the catch. Watch the catch. It hit the ground. I wanted it to be a catch but I remember it like it was yesterday and at the time, I thought he juggled it….

 

[buybuydandavis]

He did the right thing the refs are morons thinking reaching for the pylon isn't a football move.

They're morons or corrupt for overturning the ruling on the field based on a judgment call of "football move".

"Indisputable visible evidence" for the most continuously disputed call of the last decade. Absurd.

It was a catch by NFL rules at any time in its history.

 

[MarcusRock]

Football move lunging for end zone puts to bed ball touching the ground. NFL admits it was a catch now.

Except if you're deemed going to the ground. Then the rule plainly stated that if the ball touched the ground it can't come out of your possession. It did, hence the overturn. But you have to know that rule to understand.

And as I covered previously, the NFL didn't "admit" anything. They simply changed the rule and it would be a catch today, not then. If they ruled wrong in 2014 show me a link that says they did. You won't because you can't. Some emotional banshees misread a poorly worded article when the rule changed to say that the NFL admitted a mistake when that is incorrect. Doesn't stop the 'spiracy crew from lying to claim victim to avoid accepting reality. It is what it is.

 

[CoachD]

The correct call should have been a catch, a fumble, a recovery, and a touchdown. But somehow they couldn't figure out that Bryant went 15 feet with the football then when he hit the ground it came loose without being touched.

 

[SultanOfSix]

The correct call should have been a catch, a fumble, a recovery, and a touchdown. But somehow they couldn't figure out that Bryant went 15 feet with the football then when he hit the ground it came loose without being touched.

There was no fumble because the ground cannot cause a fumble once a player has possession and is touched. The only reason the ball touches the ground is because Dez has possession of the ball to switch hands and reach for the goal line (two football moves). It’s like saying the player caught the ball but because the ball touched the ground he never caught it, even though the ball popped up, onto his forearm and shoulder and into his arms in the end zone never touching the ground again. It’s an absurd interpretation of a non-catch even according to the rule.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Is that Bobbys Dad?

No. Rob Carpenter, former Jets player

 

[loublue22]

the key part has always been the reach, he's reaching out for the goal line. to say thats not control and a football move is ludicrous, the steps almost don't even matter.

 

[Jake]

People keep citing "a football move" which wasn't the issue in 2014. The problem was the "going to the ground" aspect, which was eliminated in 2018.

Under the rules at the time it wasn't a catch, which seems absurd to anyone with eyes. That's why they changed the rule.

 

[SlammedZero]

8 years ago already??? Unbelievable. I remember watching that moment like it was just a couple seasons ago. Really wish somebody would give me directions on how to pump the brakes and slow down this ride called life.

 

[BoysForLife]

No. Rob Carpenter, former Jets player

Bobby's Dad was named Rob and was an NFL player also (played for parcells in NY)

But you're right there was a Rob carpenter from the Jets

I'm kinda confused

***EDIT*** upon further examination of the Twitter profile pic, that is definitely not Bobby's dad.

Sorry for the confusion

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

The thing that burns me up about this is that team matched up very well with the Seahawks. It quite possibly would have been a super bowl appearance

 

[Walker]

This robbery will haunt us for decades

 

[doomsday808]

That ball WAS caught and down, inside the one.

 

[mattjames2010]

Ball caught, gained possession, extended for the goal line. You can't extend to the goal line without first having possession. Under old and new rule, it was a catch. Only the higher ups would make catch and possession as convoluted as it was/is.

 

[mattjames2010]

..he blew it, by reaching. If he had caught it, and just went down at the one. History might be different.

Any WR with common sense would think the NFL would realize he had possession....if he reached for the goal line. That's on the NFL, not on a WR who had a split second to even think about these things.

 

[mattjames2010]

People keep citing "a football move" which wasn't the issue in 2014. The problem was the "going to the ground" aspect, which was eliminated in 2018.

Under the rules at the time it wasn't a catch, which seems absurd to anyone with eyes. That's why they changed the rule.

The "going to the ground" aspect is cancelled out by the football move. The issue was the "football move" or (act common to the game) not being clearly defined.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Wow, just the other day you were saying you were a "new poster" asking if I always defend the refs. Today you know my years of posting history here being "new" and all. That's kinda funny.

And you can laugh all you want but you surely can't explain a catch via the rules.

And the officials did not admit they blew the call later. You emotional people interpreted them changing the rule as admitting it was the wrong call as such but they merely changed the rule. Today it would be a catch, then it wasn't. If they admitted a wrong call, provide a link that it was anything other than changing the rule. You can't, so you won't. But I'll cut you a break since you're "new" and all. Lol. Can a liar be trusted to provide anything upright?

You're wrong.

In February of 2018, the NFL Rules Committee unanimously agreed the Dez "no catch" overturned call got it wrong and should have actually been ruled a catch, along with the Calvin Johnson "no catch" call. This forced them to rewrite the language in the rule book a month later in March of 2018 to make sure there is no confusion whatsoever about making the correct call, but in their educated opinion those two "no catch" calls should have been ruled catches at the time they happened.

https://amp.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article202429869.html

 

[America's Cowboy]

The "going to the ground" aspect is cancelled out by the football move. The issue was the "football move" or (act common to the game) not being clearly defined.

Correct.

 

[DogFace]

Marcus Rock says it was not a catch due to proper interpretation of the rule at the time

I laugh at that; you look at all the other catches in other games rule OK and they were often MUCH MORE QUESTIONABLE than this

The officials blew the call; and the League admitted it years later

On this subject, for sure, Marcus is an idiot.

The rule at the time was:
1. Control
2. Two feet inbounds
3. Time to make a football move

He performed 2 moves so he clearly displayed the time element was achieved.

He was going to the ground as a runner.

 

[MyFairLady]

Meh just hang on to the ball. Irvin would have caught it.