Calvin Johnson and the Lions were ROBBED
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Following the game, referee Gene Steratore explained the call of incomplete.
"The ruling is that in order for the catch to be completed he has got to maintain possession of the ball throughout the entire process of the catch," Steratore explained. "He's catching the football, as he goes to the ground, he must maintain possession of the ball throughout the entire process. So, as he continues to fall, if he fell with two feet and his elbow hit the ground and came out it would be incomplete.
"The process was not finished until he finished that roll and the entire process of that catch."
"The ruling is that in order for the catch to be completed he has got to maintain possession of the ball throughout the entire process of the catch," Steratore explained. "He's catching the football, as he goes to the ground, he must maintain possession of the ball throughout the entire process. So, as he continues to fall, if he fell with two feet and his elbow hit the ground and came out it would be incomplete.
"The process was not finished until he finished that roll and the entire process of that catch."
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He had full possession of the ball across the goal line and on the ground... that was terrible call... I don't care what anyone says... that was a catch and the Lions got royally screwed...
His coach doesn't have a problem with the call either. Nobody that knows the rules has a problem with the call.
I had Chicago in the survivor pool, so the call was made for me.
Oh, and were you reviewing this play for 4 hours before finally posting?
Oh, and were you reviewing this play for 4 hours before finally posting?
if you think it was a catch and believe the lions (and you) got screwed....you dont know the rules
it was an incomplete pass
ruled that way on the field
ruled that way after replay
approved by everyone involved afterwards (from players to coaches to refs to supervisors of refs)
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/16142/like-it-or-not-megatron-call-was-right
http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/post/_/id/4666023/refs-get-it-right-on-crucial-call
it was an incomplete pass
ruled that way on the field
ruled that way after replay
approved by everyone involved afterwards (from players to coaches to refs to supervisors of refs)
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/16142/like-it-or-not-megatron-call-was-right
http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/post/_/id/4666023/refs-get-it-right-on-crucial-call
Not everyone agrees...
Not everyone agrees...
The referee closest to the ball signaled Touchdown, I have it on video. He signaled TD AFTER the ball came loose, not before. Not sure when or how he was over-ruled. Had it been signaled TD on the field, I don't think the booth would have over-turned it. It was shown on NBC Pre-game last night. To say the coach agreed is a joke, I know what he said, he said what he was TOLD to say PERIOD. If he says anything else, he and the team gets fined. :nono:
DUNGY pointed out the call in the SUPER BOWL, where the ball came loose, but I believe that was different because the opposing player caused that. But it is plain stupid to have a game winning TD nullified by such a dumb rule. If a player catches a pass in the field of play, has possesion and comes down with two feet, it's a catch, but if a player does it in the end zone at the end of the game, it's not a catch or a TD because he doesn't come to his feet and hand the ball to the ref??
Process this NFL :thefinger
Not everyone agrees...
The referee closest to the ball signaled Touchdown, I have it on video. He signaled TD AFTER the ball came loose, not before. Not sure when or how he was over-ruled. Had it been signaled TD on the field, I don't think the booth would have over-turned it. It was shown on NBC Pre-game last night. To say the coach agreed is a joke, I know what he said, he said what he was TOLD to say PERIOD. If he says anything else, he and the team gets fined. :nono:
DUNGY pointed out the call in the SUPER BOWL, where the ball came loose, but I believe that was different because the opposing player caused that. But it is plain stupid to have a game winning TD nullified by such a dumb rule. If a player catches a pass in the field of play, has possesion and comes down with two feet, it's a catch, but if a player does it in the end zone at the end of the game, it's not a catch or a TD because he doesn't come to his feet and hand the ball to the ref??
Process this NFL :thefinger
The referee closest to the ball signaled Touchdown, I have it on video. He signaled TD AFTER the ball came loose, not before. Not sure when or how he was over-ruled. Had it been signaled TD on the field, I don't think the booth would have over-turned it. It was shown on NBC Pre-game last night. To say the coach agreed is a joke, I know what he said, he said what he was TOLD to say PERIOD. If he says anything else, he and the team gets fined. :nono:
DUNGY pointed out the call in the SUPER BOWL, where the ball came loose, but I believe that was different because the opposing player caused that. But it is plain stupid to have a game winning TD nullified by such a dumb rule. If a player catches a pass in the field of play, has possesion and comes down with two feet, it's a catch, but if a player does it in the end zone at the end of the game, it's not a catch or a TD because he doesn't come to his feet and hand the ball to the ref??
Process this NFL :thefinger
see you've still got the rule wrong
ANYTIME a reveiver goes to the ground he must maintain possession throughout the "act" of catching the ball (not just the endzone)
argue away that it's a dumb rule.......but the lions didnt get hosed, they didnt get screwed, the refs didnt make a terrible call, the replay review by the ref wanst terrible........as per the rule, he didnt maintain possession throughout his hitting of the ground and subesequent roll.....end of story.
as for the ref that was right there....he did signal td....the backjudge came in and ruled inc as the ball popped out of johnsons hand on the roll....so the ruling on the field was inc, the replay confirmed......if the ruling on the field was td, it would have been over-turned as the replay was clear he didnt maintain possessions.
these types of calls happen ALL the time...usually just not on the game winning catch.....time to move on.
how the hell were the lions even in the game given the one sided offensive stats?.....
how bad is chicago to have to get their bacon pulled out of the fire by a bad rule?...
if i were a chicago fan,i`d be discouraged as hell..
how bad is chicago to have to get their bacon pulled out of the fire by a bad rule?...
if i were a chicago fan,i`d be discouraged as hell..
perhaps if he would go and hand the ball to the ref he would not drop it to start his dance routine.
