The catch?

[woodbuck27]

I thought Bryant made two steps after catch, then dove for endzone, all after catch. If the rule says that is not a catch, the rule is flawed.

That was the closest to be 'a catch non catch' that you'll likely ever see again.

He goes into the air and corrals the ball and as he comes down it looks like he secures the ball... yet.... he falls to the ground and the ball hits the ground before it's finally secured.

That's not a catch.

and anyway...Dez Bryant ...traveled !

Very bad !!

[woodbuck27]

The NFL Network will be all over that call tomorrow.

It will be played over and over and over and..............diced and sliced and dissected and reviewed and debated and conjured over .....and "cries of foul" will be heard and you'll hear "what a shames"...and ...and...and more ands.

[pbmax]

Remember Packer fans, always front run these little hiccups. The packers can only play according to the rule the refs tell them about. if you want to make up new rules, wait til next year not mid-game.

[esoxx]

He cradled the ball it was clearly a catch. But this is the over-regulated NFL where logic is thrown out the window. I'm not complaining as Cowboys got the call last week and had some gifts this week for sure.

Just don't anyone think that wasn't a catch because it was. But rules are rules and we were on the right side of over-regulation this time so will take it.

[wist43]

I knew it wasn't a catch right away... was yelling at the TV to challenge, and everyone in the room thought I was nuts, lol...

The rule states that he has to maintain control all the way to the ground - he obviously did not do that. Hence, it was not a catch, and I don't think it was a difficult call to make - the official was standing right there, and he should have made the call on the field right away. It seemed pretty obvious though that the officials were slanted toward Dallas throughout the game, so no surprise there.

[Harlan Huckleby]

wist, I've quoted you for my sig. not sure why. I guess it has an "uphill both ways" quality to it.

[3irty1]

If I were a Dallas fan I'd be livid. Congrats to you who understand what an NFL catch is these days.

That said even if its not a makeup call I accept it as such.

[oldbutnotdeadyet]

Yeah, good thing I hate the cowboys. Most of the sports folks are saying good call, bad rule. I am sure Jerry will pay to have rule changed next year.

[ptisme]

Honestly, after watching Dez Bryant non-catch, seems like he made about three football moves before going to ground.

Pierra disagrees. Guess I don't know rule, but that is a catch to eyeball

Lets hear from a Cowboys fan on PFT:

cowboys1993 says:
Jan 11, 2015 4:32 PM
Cowboys fan here. Great game all around. Rogers played great and the refs got the call right on Dez. See you next year.

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[pbmax]

I knew it wasn't a catch right away... was yelling at the TV to challenge, and everyone in the room thought I was nuts, lol...

The rule states that he has to maintain control all the way to the ground - he obviously did not do that. Hence, it was not a catch, and I don't think it was a difficult call to make - the official was standing right there, and he should have made the call on the field right away. It seemed pretty obvious though that the officials were slanted toward Dallas throughout the game, so no surprise there.

That was the funny part. the best two angles on what happened were both from behind the sideline, one camera on the goalline and the other behind the play (CBS played this one in their halftime show). Its EXACTLY where the ref was standing. I don't know how he missed it.

[pbmax]

He cradled the ball it was clearly a catch. But this is the over-regulated NFL where logic is thrown out the window. I'm not complaining as Cowboys got the call last week and had some gifts this week for sure.

Just don't anyone think that wasn't a catch because it was. But rules are rules and we were on the right side of over-regulation this time so will take it.

If I were a Dallas fan I'd be livid. Congrats to you who understand what an NFL catch is these days.

That said even if its not a makeup call I accept it as such.

They changed it to take interpretation out of the ref's hands (this was explained during the Calvin Johnson fiasco). No more judgement about what constitutes control or trying to count steps during live action and combine with a football at like stretching for a first down.

So the rule is easier to enforce during the game, but its harder to square with the picture on TV. And that is the entire problem with refereeing today. Refs are supposed to call a live game but all the second hand judgements are done after the fact in slo-mo with 4 angles.

[pbmax]

Even if you want to call it unfair, I say it makes up for the two completely missed holding calls on Daniels on that drive.

[esoxx]

It was an egregious call that's really stupid. You don't cradle the ball and extend to the end zone without possession. NFL is so over-regulated nowadays it's ridiculous.

But this week it worked to our advantage so I'll take it.

[dissident94]

I have hated that rule for years. But I also was yelling to challenge it because I "knew" it wasn't a catch.

Hate the rule, but they got the call correct.

[hoosier]

Even if you want to call it unfair, I say it makes up for the two completely missed holding calls on Daniels on that drive.

Not to mention the missed holding on Clay. I'm pretty sure he got taken to the ground on the 3rd down play, but there was no replay to confirm.

EDIT: It was Frederick who hooked him as Clay went by him on his right.