That still was a catch! **merge**

[Shunpike]

Yep. That was a catch. Refs blew it. But you guys won in the end. So no harm. Congrats.

 

[Boyz981]

Either way he was already down, before the ball came out. His knee hit the ground first and he had control of the ball! don't understand how that does not get looked at!

 

[guag]

If we were going to call a time out why not challenge the catch by Dez anyway? I just don't get that. He clearly made the catch and started to run with the ball. What do you guys think?

I don't think you can challenge in the last 2 minutes, it's up to the refs. Go figure.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

one bad football team beat another bad football team....that about sums it up!

Cowboys won -- despite the horrendous officiating.

 

[Bleu Star]

I'm not buying that crap. I counted three steps before he went to the ground so all this controlling to the ground didn't matter. The ball was possessed.

It was not a catch, no matter how much you guys want it to be. You have to control the ball all the way through the process unless you made a "football move" and secured posession before hitting the ground (which he did not)

 

[CaptainMorgan]

Fox and NFL also need to explain why the hell I missed most of the 1st quarter of the nationally broadcasted Americas game of the week for the vikes and packers OT crap. A game that nobody outiside those two states gave a damn about!!

 

[Don Corleone]

The rule that people are referring to only applies when there is no football move. This is about as fixed as I've ever seen a call. There is absolutely a bias in these games, and the NFL owes the Cowboys an explanation.

 

[guag]

Can't challenge under 2 mins but it was clearly a catch. Always had control and took a few steps.

What really made me mad was the fact that it was originally ruled a catch, and then the refs changed their minds. Amazing.

 

[Bleu Star]

He took at least two steps after the catch and kept control until after he hit the ground.

I counted 3 steps.

 

[Don Corleone]

What really made me mad was the fact that it was originally ruled a catch, and then the refs changed their minds. Amazing.

Based on a ref that was nowhere near the play

 

[CATCH17]

I'm getting more and more convinced that officials are out there to keep games interesting.

 

[Sarge]

We need an explanation as to why they didn't review that play....

Exactly.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

why didn't the booth look at it?

Agreed!! I really think there's an argument there. I was worried about a 46 yard field goal try into the wind until Romo and Beasley bailed us out.

 

[CATCH17]

one bad football team beat another bad football team....that about sums it up!

Agreed but this thread is dedicated to dogging the officials.

 

[Zman5]

The ball didn't come loose until after DEZ hit the ground and his knees were down.

And how about that no call on TWill when he got mauled. The defender didn't even turn around for the ball.

That defender did so much more than Mo when Mo got called for interference.

 

[Don Corleone]

Garrett said they had no interest in reviewing the play and the refs just kept looking at him.

 

[dfan32]

It was not a catch, no matter how much you guys want it to be. You have to control the ball all the way through the process unless you made a "football move" and secured posession before hitting the ground (which he did not)

if he took three steps after making the catch, then controlling the ball thru the process does not apply.

 

[Gemini Dolly]

Since the ball rolled through the process, its no catch?? i am still trying to make sense of it.

 

[hra8700]

If he

if he took three steps after making the catch, then controlling the ball thru the process does not apply.

If he took 3 steps with possession through those 3 steps then you're right. Id have to rewatch it

 

[links18]

I'm not buying that crap. I counted three steps before he went to the ground so all this controlling to the ground didn't matter. The ball was possessed.

It depends on whether or not those steps were "football moves" or "part of the process of going to the ground." Ah hell, I don't know. All I know, is that the Wizard of Oz up in the booth deemed it unworthy of sending the ref under the hood. Totally bogus.....