Hairy call ---thats karma baby

[PorterHouse]

Was it a touchdown? wasn't it? I dont knoow. just like Gruden said before the game he dont care about anyone elses feelings on that subject...
HHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA we dont care bout your feelings on that subject. Its gonna be funny because thats what their gonna cling onto as to why they lost. but should they have even been there anyway?????????HHMMMMM

[onlydarksets]

It is funny how it worked out. I said it before - a W is a W, but it sure was U-G-L-Y.

[MTK]

It was very clearly NOT a TD.

It wasn't even close, he never had control as he came down and the ball popped loose when he hit the ground. That's an easy call.

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

It was very clearly NOT a TD.

It wasn't even close, he never had control as he came down and the ball popped loose when he hit the ground. That's an easy call.

not even close?I couldnt disagree more,if thats Moss catching that,redskin fans are going nucking futs ,including me,i thought it was a td,butch johnson in the superbowl,not a catch

[MTK]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

not even close?I couldnt disagree more,if thats Moss catching that,redskin fans are going nucking futs ,including me,i thought it was a td,butch johnson in the superbowl,not a catch

Yeah, not even close. Watch it again, as he was coming down he never secured it away, then he hit the ground and it bounced out.

What was close about it to you???

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Yeah, not even close. Watch it again, as he was coming down he never secured it away, then he hit the ground and it bounced out.

What was close about it to you???

I thought he had control of it while getting 2 feet down,if that calls against us I'm pissed off to my grave about it believing thats a td,but hey,it was for us,I'll take it,time to celebrate!!
bring on the seahawks!! :headbange

[AnonEmouse]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

I thought he had control of it while getting 2 feet down,if that calls against us I'm pissed off to my grave about it believing thats a td,but hey,it was for us,I'll take it,time to celebrate!!
bring on the seahawks!! :headbange

IN the EZ, as in the open field, the receiver has to complete the catch when going to ground. The ground cannot cause a fumble BUT it can cause an incomplete pass. He had both hands moving before he hit the ground and that = incomplete. For or against the Skins, in viewing that replay I agree with the call.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

I thought he had control of it while getting 2 feet down,if that calls against us I'm pissed off to my grave about it believing thats a td,but hey,it was for us,I'll take it,time to celebrate!!
bring on the seahawks!! :headbange

2 feet down in the endzone while you're being brought down isn't enough though, you need to demonstrate control throughout and when you hit the ground.

It was a great call by the refs and a good upholding of the call, and a good explanation by the ref.

[onlydarksets]

True, but it was a great call on the field by the official. It took me 2-3 replays to catch everything. This crew did an incredible job.

[FRPLG]

It was, by rule, not a catch and I don't care anyways. We win!

[CrashRiley]

Payback is a bitch, 'ain't it? For once, the most important calls went our way.

Don't'cha just LOVE getting revenge on a conference opponent in the playoffs? It's better than playing a team that we haven't played all season, I think.

[MTK]

To me the true karma coming back to haunt the Bucs was the 4th down conversion they couldn't get. That was HUGE, I really think it swung the momentum back in our direction.

[onlydarksets]

I think the karmic aspect is the intro interviews with Gruden giving instant replay a reach-around, and then having instant replay NOT work to his advantage. Don't forget - Alstott's conversion was obviously NOT good, but he got it because they upheld the call on the field.

[skinsttw]

Good call by the officials. Receiver did not have control. Replay helped us there because the Bucs lost their last time out.

[BrudLee]

I think, by and large, given the officiating and the injuries, that we were very lucky to leave Tampa with a victory. If that play had been ruled a TD, it's unlikely we would have even tried to overturn it, much less succeeded.

The instant replay rule is being interpreted this year as it was written - indisputable visual evidence. The play was declared incomplete, there was not indisputable visual evidence to overturn that assessment. Had it been incorrectly declared a touchdown, we would likely have been in the same boat.