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Originally Posted by tomes1978
I disagree, the new rules states that the official no longer has to judge if the receiver was going to land in bounds or not. If he is pushed and lands OOB it is an incomplete catch.
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You are correct if using the term "pushed" out. The new rule still allows for some a catch if someone is "carried" out. This is similar to the college rule. The philosophy however is the defender had better grab the player, throw him over his shoulder, take several steps, and then dump the receiver out of bounds in order to get the benefit of forward progress. In other words it is extremely unlikely to happen and it had better be huge and obvious if you are going to call it.