That still was a catch! **merge**

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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.
 

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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.
 

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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.
 

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

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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.
 

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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".
 

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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.
 

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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)?
 

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Did Dallas win?

If so, why does that catch matter?

Oh, that's right, it doesn't.
 

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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.
 

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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.
 
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