On This Day 10 Years Ago: The Dez Catch That Wasn't

[MarcusRock]

It's officially been a decade. And there have been many angles of debate from whether Dez did enough by the rules at the time to whether Romo made the right call in going for broke on a 4th Down. If the Cowboys had scored, would Rodgers had ruined it all anyway because that just what he did on the regular? Did Dan Bailey's blocked field goal (14-7 Dallas at the time) AND/OR Demarco Murray's fumble (14-10 Dallas at the time) keep Dallas from padding their lead that could have put the game out of reach? The no-catch gets all the press but there are questions upon questions that can be examined in that game. Take away the sting of the result and that was a great NFL playoff game. It's a shame that controversy obscures that fact. What say ye all these years later?

 

[big dog cowboy]

Of course he caught it. That's always been true.

 

[WillieBeamen]

What always bothered me and showed me how much we are cursed is it was McCarthy that challenged that call.


I swear it feels like hes never won a single challenge here

 

[shabazz]

With as close as Dez was covered, it was a perfectly thrown ball.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Of course he caught it. That's always been true.

the refs said it's not a catch, it's not a catch!

 

[Coogiguy03]

Romo knew exactly who he was going to soon as the ball was snapped

 

[CoachD]

"I don't think he made a football move with it".......as he goes 14 feet with the football. Second biggest blown call in the history of football right behind Brady's fumble!

 

[DFWJC]

With as close as Dez was covered, it was a perfectly thrown ball.

They had the chemistry.
Throw it where only Dez can go get it
They said all game if they ever got man coverage with that db, they were going to take it

 

[DFWJC]

The only “incompletion” in the entire 2nd half

 

[MarcusRock]

"I don't think he made a football move with it".......as he goes 14 feet with the football. Second biggest blown call in the history of football right behind Brady's fumble!

Both were convoluted rules they changed later but both were called correct as written at the time, unfortunately.

 

[DallasEast]

It's officially been a decade. And there have been many angles of debate from whether Dez did enough by the rules at the time to whether Romo made the right call in going for broke on a 4th Down. If the Cowboys had scored, would Rodgers had ruined it all anyway because that just what he did on the regular? Did Dan Bailey's blocked field goal (14-7 Dallas at the time) AND/OR Demarco Murray's fumble (14-10 Dallas at the time) keep Dallas from padding their lead that could have put the game out of reach? The no-catch gets all the press but there are questions upon questions that can be examined in that game. Take away the sting of the result and that was a great NFL playoff game. It's a shame that controversy obscures that fact. What say ye all these years later?

Instigator

 

[MarcusRock]

Instigator

No, historian. The Professor of Possessing the Pigskin if you will, lol. You down wit' PPP?

 

[DallasEast]

With as close as Dez was covered, it was a perfectly thrown ball.

I am glad this fact was introduced into the thread early before... Well. Maybe the illogical hypotheticals will not enter into this topic thread for once.

 

[DuncanIso]

the refs said it's not a catch, it's not a catch!

Replay ref did. Who was also a crook.

 

[Teague31]

Mother truckers stole the ring right off Romo’s finger

 

[G2]

Wasn't a catch.

 

[DallasEast]

January 11, 2015. The first day I ever gave Dean Blandino a second thought. Haven't stopped thinking of him ever since.

 

[goshann]

We would have lost anyway IMO

 

[big dog cowboy]

What always bothered me and showed me how much we are cursed is it was McCarthy that challenged that call.


I swear it feels like hes never won a single challenge here

I believe he went 1-5 this year. Pathetic but completely predictable. Has to go.

 

[big dog cowboy]

the refs said it's not a catch, it's not a catch!

NO your wrong again. The refs called it complete. The league said it's not a catch. The ref was literally standing right there on the goal line and called it complete and marked the spot.