That still was a catch! **merge**

[Nightman]

No, it isn't a football move.

I would say the forearm shiver to the second defender was a football move. And going to the ground was more about avoiding a big hit than anything to do with completing the catch. The rule is one of the worst in football. It has been called differently a dozen times. Either way it needed to be fully reviewed.

 

[hra8700]

Agreed, after replay it is still not a catch. He tucked it in while in the process of losing his footing and falling down (3 stumbling steps are not the same as 3 steps). He never had posession.

 

[DasTex]

No, it isn't a football move.

So catching the ball, securing it, taking 2-3 steps, bracing for hit, hitting the ground, and sliding on the ground with your entire body 2-3 feet with the ball still secured. ...Then it pops loose is not a catch?? I doubt that....I think they blew it.

 

[Red Dragon]

Caught the ball, then knee hit the ground, was down by contact. In my opinion, clearly a catch.

 

[Red Dragon]

That being said, we're equally fortunate that that play didn't result in a fumble that would be recovered by the Giants. Very easily could have.


I suppose all's well that ends well.

 

[mrmojo]

Too many judgment calls in the NFL....this causes interpetation and usually ends up not being called in-correctly even with replay. I thought it was a catch....but then again I guess I dont know what constitutes a "football move".

 

[Boyzmamacita]

No, it isn't a football move.

Then what is?

 

[speedkilz88]

For a football move the player has to secure the ball (check) and then take steps (check). That's a catch. The other rule that is being misapplied is only when the act of catching the ball is being made while falling to the ground.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

That being said, we're equally fortunate that that play didn't result in a fumble that would be recovered by the Giants. Very easily could have.


I suppose all's well that ends well.

How can you fumble if you didn't make a football move (whatever that is)?

 

[TwoDeep3]

Did Dallas win?

If so, why does that catch matter?

Oh, that's right, it doesn't.

 

[Primetime42]

We got the win anyway.

To quote Rasheed Wallace, "Ball don't lie!"

 

[gimmesix]

Dez had a good game. But it would have been even better had he gone North a little more than East-West.

He's still got a few more things to learn, such as this, but I'm impressed with the receiver he's turned into despite his drop problems Sunday.

 

[joseephuss]

That being said, we're equally fortunate that that play didn't result in a fumble that would be recovered by the Giants. Very easily could have.


I suppose all's well that ends well.

No, it could not have been ruled a fumble.

 

[Red Dragon]

No, it could not have been ruled a fumble.

If the ball had come out before his knee hit the ground, it could have. That's what I'm referring to.