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Forum: Football Mon Dec 25, 2017, 11:30am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp What Pereira said takes what I was getting at and... What Pereira said takes what I was getting at and states it more clearly. The situation can be helped by limiting what replay is allowed to review. In the case of the James play, once replay sees he...

Forum: Football Sun Dec 24, 2017, 10:48pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp I've made suggestions or offered up solutions... I've made suggestions or offered up solutions that others have stated. I clearly understand how the rule is written. I just think it could be better. I've shown pretty clearly that it's not as simple...

Forum: Football Sun Dec 24, 2017, 03:53pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp I have complete understanding of the rule as... I have complete understanding of the rule as written. I've demonstrated that repeatedly in this thread. What I'm proposing and attempting to discuss, along with others, is a potential improvement...

Forum: Football Sun Dec 24, 2017, 02:58pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp Another example of an incorrect overturn to... Another example of an incorrect overturn to highlight the inconsistency. This was originally called a TD on the field. ...

Forum: Football Sun Dec 24, 2017, 12:02pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp In the Gronkowski play, the ball rotates... In the Gronkowski play, the ball rotates significantly upon contact with the ground. The ball clearly moves in the Falcons play as well. There's just no consistency.

Forum: Football Sun Dec 24, 2017, 11:00am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp I watched and comprehended the whole thing. It's... I watched and comprehended the whole thing. It's still incredibly subjective.

Forum: Football Sun Dec 24, 2017, 09:43am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp That would be better than what we have right now... That would be better than what we have right now for plays at the goal line or in the end zone. Bill Polian's explanation didn't do anything for me except reinforce the level of subjectivity...

Forum: Football Sun Dec 24, 2017, 01:52am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp It seems strange that you would ask for an... It seems strange that you would ask for an alternative and then decline comment when one is presented. The video also does a good job of making my point on the failures of replay on these calls.

Forum: Football Sat Dec 23, 2017, 09:27pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp <iframe width="560" height="315"... <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iLqMCT7yTVY" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe> Nobody has anything to say about...

Forum: Football Fri Dec 22, 2017, 04:53pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp Did you watch the video in my post? Did you watch the video in my post?

Forum: Football Fri Dec 22, 2017, 03:59pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp I think the primary argument on this play is that... I think the primary argument on this play is that he caught the ball cleanly, then his knee came down while he maintained control of the ball (technically surviving his initial contact with the...

Forum: Football Fri Dec 22, 2017, 01:26am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp I'd hazard a guess that the majority of people... I'd hazard a guess that the majority of people watching want that play to be a touchdown. He did break the plane with control of the ball, after all.

Forum: Football Fri Dec 22, 2017, 12:30am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp It's relevant here because the same rule was... It's relevant here because the same rule was applied. The replay official, Riveron, erred in the overturn there, which speaks to the lack of consistency even though the rule is written in a way to...

Forum: Football Fri Dec 22, 2017, 12:28am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp You're missing the point. I understand the rule.... You're missing the point. I understand the rule. Replay's determination of what is or isn't "surviving the ground" is inconsistent.

Forum: Football Thu Dec 21, 2017, 11:17pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp It's not irrelevant at all. It's the issue people... It's not irrelevant at all. It's the issue people have with the rule. I completely understand the rule as interpreted. It's also clearly not consistently applied, and a rule that has plays such as...

Forum: Football Thu Dec 21, 2017, 10:44pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp That didn't stop replay from overturning Zach... That didn't stop replay from overturning Zach Miller's touchdown on the play that could have cost him his leg.

Forum: Football Thu Dec 21, 2017, 10:43pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp I think the argument in favor of this being a TD... I think the argument in favor of this being a TD is that he clearly made a clean catch with control of the ball and lunged for the endzone, only losing control after the ball had broken the plane....

Forum: Football Thu Dec 21, 2017, 10:52am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp Jesse James demonstrated more control of the ball... Jesse James demonstrated more control of the ball than the receiver in that video.

Forum: Football Thu Dec 21, 2017, 10:02am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp It clearly hit the ground on the last angle. It clearly hit the ground on the last angle.

Forum: Football Wed Dec 20, 2017, 07:23pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp What's your opinion on this one? <iframe... What's your opinion on this one? <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zXjqAzugiaY?start=21" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allow="encrypted-media"...

Forum: Football Wed Dec 20, 2017, 01:06pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp So, just to clarify. You think the rule should... So, just to clarify. You think the rule should remain the way it is? Regardless, if you were to try to "fix" it, how would you go about doing so? And just for the record, nobody was complaining...

Forum: Football Wed Dec 20, 2017, 10:25am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp Because on a play like this, people see him catch... Because on a play like this, people see him catch the ball and control it enough to reach it across the goal line. They view that level of control as possession regardless of how the rule is written....

Forum: Football Wed Dec 20, 2017, 02:20am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp You make a good point, for sure. I think the... You make a good point, for sure. I think the difference between the older videos and the two newer ones is that people see the would-be receiver making a motion to extend the ball to the goal...

Forum: Football Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:15pm

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp I could be wrong, but I think the vast majority... I could be wrong, but I think the vast majority of football fans think this play should be a touchdown. Is it possible to tweak the rule to allow plays such as this or the Dez Bryant play from a...

Forum: Football Mon Dec 18, 2017, 08:46am

Replies: 88 NFL Catch Rule vs. NCAA & NFHS Views: 6,124 Posted By FormerUmp Apply the rule only if the goal line or end zone... Apply the rule only if the goal line or end zone is involved? I completely understand what you're saying. I just feel like the majority of people watching expect this to be, and feel it should be, a...

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