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NFL Talk - 2010-11 Season

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It's the same rule that nullified an Oakland touchdown catch by Louis Murphy in Week 1 against San Diego last year. I'm kind of surprised it wasn't looked at by the competition committee this past offseason, really.

Here's what Article 3 of the NFL Rulebook says:

Completed or Intercepted Pass.
A player who makes a catch may advance the ball. A forward pass is complete (by the offense) or intercepted (by the defense) if a player, who is inbounds a) secures control of the ball in his hands or arms prior to the ball touching the ground; and (b) touches the ground inbounds with both feet or with any part of his body other than his hands.

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If the player loses the ball while simultaneously touching both feet or any part of his body other than his hands to the ground, or if there is any doubt that the acts were simultaneous, it is not a catch.

Item 1: Player Going to the Ground.
If a player goes to the ground in the act of catching a pass (with or without contact by an opponent), he must maintain control of the ball after he touches the ground, whether in the field of play or the end zone. If he loses control of the ball, and the ball touches the ground before he regains control, the pass is incomplete. If he regains control prior to the ball touching the ground, the pass is complete.

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Item 3: End Zone Catches.
If a player catches the ball while in the end zone, both feet must be completely on the ground before losing possession, or the pass is incomplete.
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Man, at best the rules are ambiguous.

Ruaidhri said:
Timby said:
Eagles' post-game press conference today:

Reporter: Is Kevin Kolb your starting quarterback?
Reid: Yes.

Yesssssssssssss. It begins.
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Asking Andy Reid a question like that is like asking a question to a politician. You don't really think he's going to say something that might contradict his earlier decisions, do you? Even if it's the right thing.
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No, I'm laughing because after Kolb was so God-awful today, and the likelihood that he'll be out for at least a few weeks with that concussion, there's almost certain to be a quarterback controversy brewing in Philadelphia, the city where the backup quarterback is always the most popular guy in town. :lol:
 
Timby said:
Eagles' post-game press conference today:

Reporter: Is Kevin Kolb your starting quarterback?
Reid: Yes.

Yesssssssssssss. It begins.
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Well, I could have predicted both the question and answer by half time. It's a dance both reporters and Reid will continue until Kolb either plays better or doesn't.
 
I don't know the rules well enough to comment in that regard, but as a Lions fan, it just sucked.
 
Sheep said:
I'd feel almightily bent over by the league if I were the Lions or their fans right about now. Where did the league pull this "complete the process" BS out of, because I'm pretty certain I've never heard the term used before and it nullified a hard-earned touchdown on a technicality. We've seen far more controversial, close calls that were ruled as TDs in the past. And I say that as a Bears fan.
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The issue that I'm having with this whole "controversy" is the fact that, had this pass happened in any other part of the field, it would have been ruled incomplete because he didn't come back up with it.... I honestly don't think it should be any different in the endzone because coming up with the ball is a clear-cut definite indication of whether or not a catch was actually made.

For tonight's game.... I for one look forward to Mike Shanahan's tenure as the new overlord of the NFC East.
 
I seem to be watching different replays of this event than some of you. To me, it doesn't look like he EVER lost control of the ball on the play-all he does is sort of start to roll the ball away AFTER he thinks the play is over and he's scored. Just because the ball touched the ground doesn't mean he lost control-it means he thought he'd already scored and didn't care about the ball anymore.
 
Here is the video I've been looking at.... to me, it looks less like he put the ball down and more like it bounced away from him upon contact. The original play is a bit grainy, but the clearest replays start around the :30 mark.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSYDYI4F4xs[/yt]
 
Well, the NFL has found the best way for me to overcome my uneasiness in seeing McNabb play for the Redskins. They have him play against the Cowboys. Let's hope I get one good game tonight. Let's go Skins (and by that, I mean fuck the Cowboys).
 
I've had enough time to digest the events of today, so, without further delay, it's time for Timby's Open NFL Letters 2010.

Dear Lions fans,
Dudes, I'm sorry. I defended the call early on, but ... fuck, guys, you got robbed. The Bears lost that one fair and square.

Dear Lovie Smith,
Marinelli wasn't kidding when he said that you were going to be heavily involved in the defensive playcalling, because once again, the team decided play soft coverage with the game on the line, just as it has every single goddamn season you've been in Chicago. You let the Lions drive right down into scoring range, the same as the Goddamned Atlanta game, the same as every game where you have to protect a lead in the final two minutes. What the fuck did you think was going to happen? One would have thought that by now, you might have realized that your patented "Play the defensive backs 8 - 10 yards off the receivers" strategy doesn't fucking work. Also, nice work going for it on fourth down when you had a chip-shot field goal right there. Cutler and Forte saved your job by scoring a touchdown later. If the refs hadn't made that call on Megatron's touchdown, your dumb ass would have just lost to the Lions because you were too cocky to settle for a field goal when you were behind by one goddamn point. Get fucked, you worthless piece of shit.

Dear Rod Marinelli,
Zackary Bowman had been complaining of cramps all afternoon long. Why, then, when the Lions had been driving up the field and were clearly going to take a shot at the end zone at the end of the game, did you think it was a brilliant idea to put Bowman in one-on-one coverage on fucking Megatron? Christ, you're worthless.

Dear Julius Peppers,
Please Hammer, don't hurt 'em. You're a monster. Keep it up, and don't pull another one of your "oh, it's week ten, I don't give a shit anymore" stunts like you did in Carolina.

Dear Urlacher and Forte,
Nice to have you guys back. Outside of that cheap shot in the first quarter, Urlacher, and your anemic rushing, Forte. Take away your 17-yard dash, and you averaged two yards a carry. This won't do. This simply won't do, sir.

Dear offensive line,
This is not the first time I've said this, and it will not be the last. Die in a fucking fire, you bunch of worthless goddamn gutless fucking assholes. Is one yard of penetration too much to ask for? Really? There is no excuse for what you do.

Dear Jerry Angelo,
Thank you for using the Bears as the guinea pig for your groundbreaking "fuck the offensive line" draft strategy. You mortgaged the farm (and bet your job) bringing in the best quarterback the Bears have ever had, and now he's going to get David Carred into oblivion. I truly hate you and the world would be a better place if you stuck your head in an oven.

Also,

Dear Andy Reid,
"Hm, there's five minutes left and we'll almost certainly get a chance to go up the field again. I'm going to burn all my timeouts." Good to see that in eleven years of being a head coach, you still haven't learned clock management, you fat bastard.

Love,
Tim
 
Timby said:
Dear Andy Reid,
"Hm, there's five minutes left and we'll almost certainly get a chance to go up the field again. I'm going to burn all my timeouts." Good to see that in eleven years of being a head coach, you still haven't learned clock management, you fat bastard.
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Dude, you rock! :techman:
 
I saw some of that Andy Reid timeout bullshit on the Red Zone channel. I'm not even sure why he used them. Red Zone host was mucho confused.
 
Starbreaker said:
I saw some of that Andy Reid timeout bullshit on the Red Zone channel. I'm not even sure why he used them. Red Zone host was mucho confused.
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Red Zone host isn't the only one.

Shockingly I'm enjoying seeing the Redskins hold the Cowgirls scoreless. I think it's more the Cowgirls playing like, well...Cowgirls than the Redskins dominating though. Not complaining either way.
 
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WSH 10 DAL 7

TD DAL. :brickwall:

[edit] FG WSH! WSH 13 DAL 7

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[update] WSH 13 DAL 7

w00t! w00t! REDSKINS!!! :D

What was with all that fog toward the end of the game?
 
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Yeah, I noticed that too. Can't explain it (aside from it being Washington).

Game ends on a penalty, Cowboys lose :D
 
That Dallas player must be be gearing up for a run in the WWE with his clothesline, headlock, and sleeper hold all in one play. :wtf:
 
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