The catch?

[gbgary]

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

head of officials said he was falling...not running...thus no football move(s).

[gbgary]

i think the rule is ok. it took the judgement out of the process and made it as black and white as they could.

[Freak Out]

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.

Exactly....I was freaking livid with the no calls on the Dallas O-Line.

[Freak Out]

What catch?

[Guiness]

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.

I'd have to just guess the speed of it. Sometimes when they show the replay, and the ref was right I wonder how the heck they did it.

[esoxx]

What catch?

The catch by Dez Bryant down to the half yard line.

Like Jerry Rice's fumble in '98 playoffs that was a shit call (or lack thereof), we'll take it.

No reason to pretend it wasn't a catch though.

[Freak Out]

The catch by Dez Bryant down to the half yard line.

Like Jerry Rice's fumble in '98 playoffs that was a shit call (or lack thereof), we'll take it.

No reason to pretend it wasn't a catch though.

This your new personal crusade or something? If it was a catch they would have called it one after review.

[TravisWilliams23]

We've all seen this called incomplete for awhile now. I remember Greg Jennings losing a td because after the catch - then two steps in the endzone a bear defender tackled him and the ball came loose, ruled incomplete because he was "going to the ground" and didn't maintain control of the ball. Calvin Johnson call was the more famous one but the rule is there and it should be known by everyone by now. Correct call on the reversal.

[esoxx]

This your new personal crusade or something? If it was a catch they would have called it one after review.

I'm saying it was a catch from logic standpoint, not from the NFL fucked up over-regulated rule standpoint. No reason to pretend he didn't actually catch the ball. Either way we go to NFC Championship game so relax.

[Striker]

Dean Blandino made a video about the 'process of the catch' during the 2013 season using, of all people, Dez Bryant as an example.

Link

[ThunderDan]

That was not a catch. You have to have possession through the catch.

I remember about 4 years ago when ARod hit James Jones for a 40 yard bomb to the back the end zone. He got two feet in, was tackled by the defender, took another step while being dragged down, finally went to the ground 5 yards out of the end zone and the ball waffled in his hands when he hit the ground. It was ruled not a TD but an incomplete pass. I remember going off in the game day thread on how that was a stupid rule and should be changed.

Well, the rule is the same and it was applied the way it should have been.

[ThunderDan]

So what. Packers would have had plenty of time to score even if Dallas scored there.

We were at the 23 yard line kneeling down to win the game a FG would have either tied or won the game depending on if Dallas made the 2 point conversion.

[Freak Out]

I'm saying it was a catch from logic standpoint, not from the NFL fucked up over-regulated rule standpoint. No reason to pretend he didn't actually catch the ball. Either way we go to NFC Championship game so relax.

Seems like you are the one that needs to chill. lol

[Packman_26]

If you thought it should be ruled a catch, you either don't understand the rule or it's sour grapes. Catching the ball isn't just controlling it, the process continues as you hit the ground. Whether he meant to drive for the end zone or lost his balance doesn't matter. He clearly was going to the ground while making the catch and when he does he's holding the ball and the ball touches the ground. If the ball moves (which is does more than once), it is an incomplete pass. I hear some people talking about how he took three steps. That's true but it doesn't mean anything since while taking those steps he is going to the ground. To those that say you can't be falling while taking steps, I present to you King Hippo:

You can think it's a stupid rule (I do) but the idea that the cowboys were robbed is ridiculous. Would we be having this discussion if say, a very minor facemask penalty cost a team the game for being a 15 year personal foul? It used to be a 5 yard penalty, now its 15 yards. You can disagree with the rule change, but no one is being jobbed in either situation. Hate it all day long if you like, but there is zero controversy.

[wist43]

I'm not a fan of the rule... in my world, that is a catch, but that isn't the standard.

The standard is the rule book, and by the rule book that was not a catch - and as I said earlier, I don't think it was a difficult call. The official on the field, who was standing all of 8 feet away, should have made the call on the field, and then Dallas would have challenged, and they would have lost the challenge.