Originally Posted by Puck (Post 47037)

I thought it was a good call

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 47015)

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By the way, these absurd "catch or no catch" calls don't always go against our rooting interests.

I remember this play from the 2005 season divisional playoff game against the Steelers.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO8-MpXgjsw


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Originally Posted by DrSpaceman (Post 47034)

Except the Colts still lost that game, so it didn't matter.

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood (Post 47007)

I think the rule- the sham I should say- is based on "player safety"... lol---

FUCK OFF ROGER!

I have really found myself giving less and less of a shit- I know the Luck / Colts situation has had a profound impact on that, but it's also got a great deal to do with the complete sham that the league really has become. There is no defense to be played and if there is, the game comes to a stop so they can review every blade of grass to see where it was during the snap of the ball...

Fuck this, just tired of it, fucking tired of it. WWE is a more realistic "sport" than this trash...

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 47039)

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It mattered a lot, because it kept the Colts' chances to win that game alive.

It was a horrible call, it was in as crucial a situation as could be (late in the 4th quarter of a playoff game), and it went in the Colts' favor ........ to assert that referees should not be judged unless their awful calls cost a team a game (and/or that awful calls are not worth bringing up in regard to a discussion about catch rules if the team that was screwed wound up winning the game) is illogical.


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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 47039)

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It mattered a lot, because it kept the Colts' chances to win that game alive.

It was a horrible call, it was in as crucial a situation as could be (late in the 4th quarter of a playoff game), and it went in the Colts' favor ........ to assert that referees should not be judged unless their awful calls cost a team a game (and/or that awful calls are not worth bringing up in regard to a discussion about catch rules if the team that was screwed wound up winning the game) is illogical.


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Originally Posted by DrSpaceman (Post 47088)

I still think it does matter whether it made a difference in the outcome, but I would grant that was a bad call as well and if Pitt had lost due to that call I can see why they would be mad.

The problem with the catch rules are they tried to come up with a rule that makes it "easy" for refs to interpret and in the process they get ridiculous results like what we saw yesterday or with Dez Bryant where obvious catches are ruled incomplete.

The play yesterday goes against everything else we see in the NFL with plays at the goal line where the play is over when the ball touches the goal line.

Now if you catch it IN the end zone, that's different.