Dropping the Ball at the 1/2 Yardline

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by CletusPyle

I said this in the game thread when it happened, but nobody on the Colts seemed to be upset about it. Unless they had an angle we never saw, there is no way they could take that away...I have to believe they wanted to take it away because the Broncos and Sean Payton have more clout in the league than we do!

Why hasn't Steichen said something about this, like show me the angle you used to take away our touchdown!

Either the Colts coaches saw an angle that we didn't that clearly showed JT dropped it too early, or they were all so dumbfounded that JT would be so stupid that they were in shock and didn't know what the fuck was going on for a few minutes.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by apballin

Danny Trevathan(broncos) picked Joe Flacco (ravens) and returned it for an apparent TD until closer review showed him dropping the ball just as he crossed the 2 yard line.

My point is the farther away from the goal line the easier it is to confirm.

Desean Jackson not only dropped it early but it landed behind him, again making it clearly evident

JT made a colossal mistake by dropping early but I’m still not convinced it wasn’t a TD.

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DeSean Jackson dropped the ball at the 1/2-yardline. It landed behind him because he flipped it backwards.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvPaTX2Ha4E


Trevathan did not drop the ball at the 2 yardline, he dropped it at the 1 yardline.


https://www.baltimoreravens.com/vide...p-six-11077318


I know what your point is, and I agreed with it. Almost every time that it has been called, it was clear-cut, and ruled a drop upon review. As I stated, players almost never drop the ball at the 2 yardline and rarely drop it at the 1-yardline. They almost always drop it 1/2 of a yard early or less. Trevathan's dropping against the Ravens was a rare case in which a player dropped a full yard early.

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[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

He's only good at one thing; running the football. He can't run routes. He can't catch. He can't block. He can't hold on to the football. I've never heard him once, say that he would like become a complete RB, and improve in any those areas. Now he's become the equivalent of a football dumb ass.

JT can go fuck himself. He's selfish prick who got his, and thinks that he doesn't need to improve.

Draft a RB in 2025 as his eventual replacement.

He had decent receiving stats his first 2 seasons: 36 receptions for 299 yds and 1 TD in '20 and 40 for 360 and 2 TDs in '21 Since then he hasn't done much though, so probably a combination of him regressing along w/ the QB and change of offense.

Can't argue w/ the pass blocking comments. He's horrible at that.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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DeSean Jackson dropped the ball at the 1/2-yardline. It landed behind him because he flipped it backwards.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvPaTX2Ha4E


Trevathan did not drop the ball at the 2 yardline, he dropped it at the 1 yardline.


https://www.baltimoreravens.com/vide...p-six-11077318


I know what your point is, and I agreed with it. Almost every time that it has been called, it was a clear-cut, and ruled a drop upon review. As I stated, players almost never drop the ball at the 2 yardline and rarely drop it at the 1-yardline. They almost always drop it 1/2 of a yard early or less. Trevathan's dropping against the Ravens was a rare case in which a player dropped a full yard early.

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I just did some research, and believe it or not, I found a player who dropped the ball at the 4-yardline ........ the 4-yardline !!! )

It was in a I-AA game between William & Mary and Hampton University.

Fast-forward to the 10-minute mark of this video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPFb311jx_c

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[albany ed]

Originally Posted by apballin

Danny Trevathan(broncos) picked Joe Flacco (ravens) and returned it for an apparent TD until closer review showed him dropping the ball just as he crossed the 2 yard line.

My point is the farther away from the goal line the easier it is to confirm.

Desean Jackson not only dropped it early but it landed behind him, again making it clearly evident

JT made a colossal mistake by dropping early but I’m still not convinced it wasn’t a TD

It is a shame. I would have liked to see how that game played out if the Colts had a 20 to 7 lead. It's possible they still would have been overwhelmed by the 24 straight points the Broncos scored, but maybe not.

[Chromeburn]

I’ve seen it happen a couple times, mostly in college. It’s just a lack in concentration on your current task.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by albany ed

It is a shame. I would have liked to see how that game played out if the Colts had a 20 to 7 lead. It's possible they still would have been overwhelmed by the 24 straight points the Broncos scored, but maybe not.

They likely never would've tried that ill advised double pass, because even if everything else up to that point had gone the same (which it likely wouldn't have), they would've been up by 3 at that point instead of down by 4. Steichen would've been looking to preserve a lead at that point, and I don't think he would risk a lead on a trick play like that.

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

Either the Colts coaches saw an angle that we didn't that clearly showed JT dropped it too early, or they were all so dumbfounded that JT would be so stupid that they were in shock and didn't know what the fuck was going on for a few minutes.

The Colts coaches would have had no way of challenging the overturned call that I know of.

Every scoring play is automatically reviewed and once that got overturned, there was nothing the colts could do about it.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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For the record, I have always been a big Jonathan Taylor fan ...... and I still am.

He's very talented, and I hope that he is back with the team next year.

If he ever drops the ball at the 1/2-yardline again, I'm going to blow up his fucking car in the parking lot.

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This video was made immediately after the Colts' loss to the Broncos last week ....... and in the first 45 seconds of this video, the narrator explains the situation precisely.



"We gotta put the ugly behind us for ourselves ...... NOT for Jonathan Taylor, but we gotta do it for ourselves. You can't let that kind of negativity eat you up from the inside out, don't allow it, so we're not gonna allow it. We're gonna move on. The Titans come up this weekend, there's a 7% chance of making the playoffs, so were gonna move on ....... BUT, we're still within the 24-hour period of it happening, so we ARE gonna talk about it, AND THEN we're going to move on."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb-Yi4sj7IY



More importantly than US FANS putting it behind us, Jonathan Taylor put it behind him and had one of his best games of the season to salvage the Colts' 7th win of 2024 ...... the Colts' playoff chances are almost non-existent, but the last thing that we need is for them to crawl up into a ball and give up in the home-stretch of this maddeningly frustrating season.

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[Colts And Orioles]

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NFL executives, coaches, and scouts have dropped Jonathan Taylor down 2 sports from last rankings (from #5 in 2024 to #7 in 2025.)

Even if Taylor rushes for more than 2,000 yards in a single season, I'm going to blow up his fucking car in the parking lot if he ever drops the ball at the goal-line again while wearing a Colts uniform.



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