Sam Shields, "It was a catch"

[nalam]

I have been trying to let it go. I have made improvements these last few days.

But this play aint going anywhere.... Ill be 80, if im lucky enough to make it that far, and Ill be complaining to someone , somewhere, about this play...

I will be watching Pittsburgh Genes every call too..... Little hometown sneak, plays favorites, whenever he sees his chance....

I hear you dear fellow zoner ! The only way it will go away is the boys continue marching next year into SB .

 

[Blackspider214]

Sam Shields is just trolling Dallas fans right now after they were sent home last week. Just twisting the knife a little more. He says this 2 weeks after the game? I'm pretty sure he didn't have that opinion right after it happened.

 

[ConstantReboot]

Sam Shields is just trolling Dallas fans right now after they were sent home last week. Just twisting the knife a little more. He says this 2 weeks after the game? I'm pretty sure he didn't have that opinion right after it happened.

In all fairness they were still in the playoffs and had to focus their energy on beating Seattle. Shields isn't going to be wasting his time on a call that favored their team.

 

[ConstantReboot]

I've been dissecting that play frame by frame. At what point was the ball deemed dead? Was it when the ball appeared to hit the ground and bounced back up? I'm assuming that is the case because that is the only way that ruling could be possible. My personal feelings is that Dez had already caught the ball before that point and then fumbled it into the end zone and then caught it once again in the end zone.

It's hard to move on from such a bad ruling considering the consequences. One bad call ended the Cowboys season and its hard to accept. I feel like it was a flat out theft of a playoff game with millions of witnesses. The injustice of that call being allowed to stand does not sit right with me.

I wasted an entire half day dissecting that call. I looked at it objectively in seeing what Blandino and co. was seeing and to find clues on why their ruled that way. After many times seeing the film have to conclude that it was nothing more than a bias call and wanted to make sure that Dallas doesn't advance into Green Bay. They also didn't care about the repercussion of the call and used the rule book as an excuse.

It was nothing more than blatant robbery. Someone higher up than Blandino had to have made the call and deal with the PR later. They just didn't want Dallas to advance and it behooves them into knowing Dallas has made it so far into the playoffs.

This issue will probably be swept under the rug. Or the NFL media will try to.

 

[Vanilla2]

Speaks highly of Sam Shields to say that.

Had the ruling on the field stood do you think he'd still be saying the same?

I don't as a matter of fact he'd probably be pretty adamant that it wasn't a catch.

 

[ConstantReboot]

Had the ruling on the field stood do you think he'd still be saying the same?

I don't as a matter of fact he'd probably be pretty adamant that it wasn't a catch.

LOL no he wouldn't.

He would be saying that was a catch. McCarthy challenged the call because he thought he was bobbling the ball and it was obvious he didn't.
There was no controversy at that time and it was obvious it was a catch for the world to see. The controversy happened once the refs overturned it and tried to justify overturning it.

 

[Vanilla2]

LOL no he wouldn't.

He would be saying that was a catch. McCarthy challenged the call because he thought he was bobbling the ball and it was obvious he didn't.
There was no controversy at that time and it was obvious it was a catch for the world to see. The controversy happened once the refs overturned it and tried to justify overturning it.

He'd be towing the company line.

 

[ConstantReboot]

He'd be towing the company line.

No one would be saying that was not a catch. They all saw it up on the big screen and there was no bobbling and Dez had full control. The fans knew that it was is catch and they were willing to accept it.

It only became controversial when the refs took away the catch. The refs interpretation on why they took it away didn't make sense. Which added more fuel to the controversy. If they would have let the play stand there would have been controversy at all and the media would either be praising a comeback victory by Rogers or a comeback victory by Romo.

 

[Blackspider214]

In all fairness they were still in the playoffs and had to focus their energy on beating Seattle. Shields isn't going to be wasting his time on a call that favored their team.

That is my point. It's easy for him to say it now. He has nothing to lose so he says something just to make headlines and get Dallas fans worked up. And it worked.

Why are people talking about this 2 weeks ago? Both teams are out of the playoffs. It's done with.

 

[ConstantReboot]

That is my point. It's easy for him to say it now. He has nothing to lose so he says something just to make headlines and get Dallas fans worked up. And it worked.

Why are people talking about this 2 weeks ago? Both teams are out of the playoffs. It's done with.

I think he said it because he had time to look at the film and just said to himself, damn, thats a catch. People are going to ask me about that so I might as well bring it out in the open on what I think.

 

[Blackspider214]

I think he said it because he had time to look at the film and just said to himself, damn, thats a catch. People are going to ask me about that so I might as well bring it out in the open on what I think.

Believe me, they looked at the film that week and he saw the replay over and over and no doubt was asked about the play before now. But they were playing Seattle so no point in doing it. But now that they are done, it would make more headlines if he says it was a catch. Just to ruffle feathers. If he said it was not, we would not even heard about it.

And I'm not talking about you personally. I mean why is there still media writing stories about this? It does not mean anything 2 weeks later. I get days after it happened. But not now.

 

[ConstantReboot]

Believe me, they looked at the film that week and he saw the replay over and over and no doubt was asked about the play before now. But they were playing Seattle so no point in doing it. But now that they are done, it would make more headlines if he says it was a catch. Just to ruffle feathers. If he said it was not, we would not even heard about it.

And I'm not talking about you personally. I mean why is there still media writing stories about this? It does not mean anything 2 weeks later. I get days after it happened. But not now.

I just don't think its a publicity stunt. He did tweet about it recently so someone in the media picked it up and ran with it. Maybe because there wasn't any news to talk about until heading into the superbowl. I don't think Shields did it to rile up the Cowboy nation. I just think that the media didn't have anything better to do than to run with a story like this.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Exactly. If the field judge is looking for Dez to "complete the catch process," he rules it incomplete when he sees the ball come out. Which proves he didn't think Dez was "going to the ground to make the catch."

Replay officials assume that he was, don't explain why they assume this, and use it as their entire basis for overturning the call.

Some plays are good to review in slow motion. Like did a guy step on a white line or was a pass tipped.

This was not a play that needed a slow motion review on a replay. Totally meaningless. Watch the play the dude caught the ball and dove to the 1 inch line. CLEARLY.

 

[tyke1doe]

That is my point. It's easy for him to say it now. He has nothing to lose so he says something just to make headlines and get Dallas fans worked up. And it worked.

I disagree. He has nothing to lose, but he has nothing to gain it either. Players generally don't confess like Shields did. Brady will never say the Tuck was a fumble. Deion will never agree that he committed pass interference against Irvin. Brett Favre will likely never confess that he took a nose dive so Strahan could get the sack record.

I can't recall a player ever confessing that a call that helped him and his team was a bad call. That's why I believe his sincerity.

 

[JoeBoBBY]

I disagree. He has nothing to lose, but he has nothing to gain it either. Players generally don't confess like Shields did. Brady will never say the Tuck was a fumble. Deion will never agree that he committed pass interference against Irvin. Brett Favre will likely never confess that he took a nose dive so Strahan could get the sack record.

I can't recall a player ever confessing that a call that helped him and his team was a bad call. That's why I believe his sincerity.

I agree. He had no stake in saying something either way. Just one athlete calling like he saw it. It was a big play, I am sure he is getting tired of answering questions about it...

 

[ConstantReboot]

I disagree. He has nothing to lose, but he has nothing to gain it either. Players generally don't confess like Shields did. Brady will never say the Tuck was a fumble. Deion will never agree that he committed pass interference against Irvin. Brett Favre will likely never confess that he took a nose dive so Strahan could get the sack record.

I can't recall a player ever confessing that a call that helped him and his team was a bad call. That's why I believe his sincerity.

I believe he is sincere as well. Just one player standing up to what he believed was right. To say that it was a great catch shows integrity.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

So what do we do now?

I mean we keep bringing it up. Anybody on here have a Time Machine that these posters know about, and you are simply holding out?

I'm ready. Let's go.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Sam Shields on Dez Bryant: "It was a catch. I was in great coverage...he made a helluva catch" http://t.co/kfoufwxGqe http://t.co/28nP4EOYLy

I made an earlier thread saying basically this . It was deleted but the thread was "he made the play he beat his man ".

Bottom line he beasted. Everything about what he did was awesome footballing

This WAS a catch too!

This one... Not so much...

 

[cowboyvic]

Sam Shields did not have to tell anyone with a brain it was a catch. the NFL crooks who made the decision, and the haters don't give a crap. all they wanted was it overturned so Dallas could lose. it was the worst screw job in the history of the NFL playoffs. just sickening!

 

[MichaelValentino]

Shields is right on two counts: (1) he did have great coverage and (2) it was a catch. Reminds me of Lynn Swann's two leaping catches in SB X over Mark Washington. Washington was right there both times but Swann made two outstanding catches, deserving of the game MVP that year. Blandino robbed Bryant of a spectacular play that would've gone down in Cowboys' playoff lore. I don't know how many guys make that play. Bryant is comparable to TO in terms of size and strength and yet can highpoint a ball like Swann. He can be an all-time great if he improves his route running and stays focused and motivated ala Michael Irvin.