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

[The Natural]

An all-time throw and catch that we were robbed of

 

[DCreppinBoysfan]

It’s doubly sad because you get a strong suspicion if the teams were reverse in the situation they’d call it catch

 

[Doomsday101]

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

The officials on the field ruled it a catch, the replay booth over turned it.

 

[MarcusRock]

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

Speaking of emotional fans who don't know what they're reading, this is exactly what I've now referenced twice in this thread. A whole thread of you emotional banshees needed to be corrected on this back when the rule changed. Last I checked, Mara being on the NFL's Competition Committee is not "the NFL."

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New York Giants owner John Mara told ESPN on Tuesday that Bryant’s "no catch" in the Cowboys' 2014 playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers will likely be ruled a catch in the future.​

"I think where we are unanimous," Mara told ESPN on Tuesday, "[are] plays like the Dez Bryant play in Green Bay, going to the ground, the Calvin Johnson play from a couple of years ago. I think all of us agree that those should be completions. So let's write the language to make them completions."​

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That last sentence of that 2nd quote means in the future. Again, a poorly written article that doesn't even accurately capture the quotes it references but is perfect for those who believe what they want to believe. Read the actual quotes.

 

[quickccc]

Great call by McCarthy to even challenge it.
i thought for sure he'd lose the challenge call, but "shockingly" the refs overturned the TD, and rule " No-Catch'

But i also recall No pass rush vs an injured, one legged Aaron Rodgers.- and a crushing, momentum breaking DeMarco Murray fumble.

 

[Hardline]

Dez wanted to be a hero more than just securing the ball. He got cute and it backfired on him.
DeMarco Murray would've scored the go ahead TD and ate up more clock if Dez did the smart thing.

 

[MarcusRock]

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.

You mad again, bro? You were the one who got so out of control when I made you and the other catch theorists look dumb in a thread that you went into my inbox to hurl insults at me. Never have I seen that behavior before. Are those the actions of one who knows what they're talking about or one who knows they've been aced? If I remember correctly, your only contributions in those debates was just parroting the main catch theorist. And then every time I pinned him with my questioning, you and other banshees would erupt with insults to distract. Good times. You're still a fan boi of mine years later it seems. Being a fan boi only proves I got the better of you and you bitterly hold on to that hoping to "get even" one day. None of the others I debated back then do this. Let it go, man. Go to therapy if you have to.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Speaking of emotional fans who don't know what they're reading, this is exactly what I've now referenced twice in this thread. A whole thread of you emotional banshees needed to be corrected on this back when the rule changed. Last I checked, Mara being on the NFL's Competition Committee is not "the NFL."

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That last sentence of that 2nd quote means in the future. Again, a poorly written article that doesn't even accurately capture the quotes it references but is perfect for those who believe what they want to believe. Read the actual quotes.

You're dead wrong. Simple as that. Various members of the NFL Rules Committee all said those catches ruled non-catches for Dez and Calvin should have actually been called catches at the time they happened under the rule at the time. They had to tweak and better clarify the language of the rule to make sure the officials don't get it wrong anymore. In other words, YOU ARE WRONG. PERIOD. END OF STORY.

 

[Doomsday101]

I put this play behind me 8 years ago. You can argue it until the end of time and the results stay the same.

 

[MarcusRock]

You're dead wrong. Simple as that. Various members of the NFL Rules Committee all said those catches ruled non-catches for Dez and Calvin should have actually been called catches at the time they happened under the rule at the time. They had to tweak and better clarify the language of the rule to make sure the officials don't get it wrong anymore. In other words, YOU ARE WRONG. PERIOD. END OF STORY.

READ. YOUR. OWN. ARTICLE.

 

[America's Cowboy]

READ. YOUR. OWN. ARTICLE.

I read it. You're wrong.

 

[MarcusRock]

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.

People try to argue the football move because they know if they try to touch the going to the ground part their case is dead in the water with the words, "... must maintain control of the ball throughout the process of contacting the ground ..." The closest they come is trying to say the ball never touched the ground which even they know is false. So they stick to football move which as Pereira says in the video below are rules for a player who is upright. Back then you were upright or going to the ground and subject to those rules. The rule change removed that veil and now you can complete a catch on the way down to the ground. No one even attempts to speak on the video below besides saying Pereira was part of the mass conspiracy. Lol. But as I say, if a person doesn't even know the rule they're trying to gripe about, they don't have a gripe, they have a willful lack of knowledge.

 

[MarcusRock]

I read it. You're wrong.

You didn't. You read the title but pretend not to notice the contents don't match. Go back and read my Cliff's Notes post to you. It explains how.

 

[MaineBoy]

As usual, Beasley was wide open on a quick slant for 5 easy yards plus more. Romo took highest risk option. Hit Beasley for easy pass, get a first down, run the clock down and score so no time for Rodgers.

 

[DallasEast]

It has been eight years since I discovered figures of speech are just that. Dean Blandino overturned the call on the field. I said, "Go to hell, Blandino!"

Eight years. And he is still not roasting downstairs. Just another useless saying.

 

[gtb1943]

Dez wanted to be a hero more than just securing the ball. He got cute and it backfired on him.
DeMarco Murray would've scored the go ahead TD and ate up more clock if Dez did the smart thing.

personal hatred for a player always clouds someones 'judgement'
It happened to fast for anyone to think anything
But you go ahead and hate

 

[gtb1943]

You didn't. You read the title but pretend not to notice the contents don't match. Go back and read my Cliff's Notes post to you. It explains how.

YOUR cliff notes are fantasy fueled by your worship of the system

 

[gtb1943]

As usual, Beasley was wide open on a quick slant for 5 easy yards plus more. Romo took highest risk option. Hit Beasley for easy pass, get a first down, run the clock down and score so no time for Rodgers.

Big plays.
That is what so many think are so important. so what is a big play? One that scores or sets up a score. In big games that is usually the difference
Who knows what would have happened. Beasely might have dropped it; we might have not scored at all. You can claim all you want but it does not mean anything

 

[DallasEast]

As usual, Beasley was wide open on a quick slant for 5 easy yards plus more. Romo took highest risk option. Hit Beasley for easy pass, get a first down, run the clock down and score so no time for Rodgers.

Quarterbacks must throw catchable passes. Short. Intermediate. Deep. It is their responsibility.

Romo threw a perfect deep pass. On the sideline in fact.

Who is to blame?

Not the receiver.

Not the official across the country overturning the ruling on the field.

Who?

The quarterback.

 

[MarcusRock]

YOUR cliff notes are fantasy fueled by your worship of the system

And of course the way to fight the system is to endorse articles that are misleading hoping no one reads it to discover what actually happened. Sounds legit.