The real reason you're pissed is because you lost fantasy points. If that had happened to anyone against us, you'd think it was the greatest rule ever.

@pizzadeliveryguy said:

So if he took six steps in the end zone waving the ball in one hand and then tossed it, it is incomplete RIGHT?????????????? The rule is clearly broken. POSSESSION IS THE KEY AND THAT IS SUBJECTIVE AND SHOULD BE SUBJECTIVELY DETERMINED...............not by the dumbest rule ever enabled.

Johnson had full possession of that ball going on three seconds........

@armchair-bronco said:

the *correct* spelling in the title should be:

EGREGIOUS (not "aggregious")

Thanks I wuz too busy drinking to do spellcheck.................should be automatic on football sites since most fans have no clue about spelling............gave you a kudo

Formerly Stone said:

I agree. The standard for receivers isn't the same for backs. The standard is for a reception, not a fumble.

End of message.

Formerly Stone said:

The rule was put in place a few years ago when they were having trouble determining what constituted a catch. There were too many incidents of players losing the ball upon contact with the ground making it impossible to eliminate the "judgment" call. There had to be a hard, fast, description of what constituted a catch.

I agree with the bolded but if that wasn't a catch then the rule needs amended. If I'm a player that catches a TD for now on, I would take the ball with me to go hump the goal post then pack it with me to the bench.

@bob806 said:

1) Clay Matthews recovers a Warren Moon lateral inside the Oilers 5 yard line in a 1988 playoff game-Jerry Markbreit says the whistle blew, play is dead, Oiler football....ruined our Christmas Eve, Browns go on to lose 24-23

2) Rob Lytle of Denver fumbles at the 1 yard line on an attempted dive into the endzone vs. the Raiders in the 1977 AFC title game...refs say he crossed the goal line. Wasn't even close to a TD.

3) Karlis Missed, wide left in that stupid-ass Drive game.

4) Steelers, while they overcame a screwing vs. the Colts a few years back, and vs. the Titans on Nedneys FG, have gotten their share of breaks.

Just as every team in the NFL catches a break. It's a game officiated by human beings and human error occurs. What goes around comes around. It all evens out in the long run. Pittsburgh won that Super Bowl by more points than what "MAY" have been taken away from the Seahawks.

1) Clay Matthews recovers a Warren Moon lateral inside the Oilers 5 yard line in a 1988 playoff game-Jerry Markbreit says the whistle blew, play is dead, Oiler football....ruined our Christmas Eve, Browns go on to lose 24-23

2) Rob Lytle of Denver fumbles at the 1 yard line on an attempted dive into the endzone vs. the Raiders in the 1977 AFC title game...refs say he crossed the goal line. Wasn't even close to a TD.

3) Karlis Missed, wide left in that stupid-ass Drive game.

4) Steelers, while they overcame a screwing vs. the Colts a few years back, and vs. the Titans on Nedneys FG, have gotten their share of breaks.

@armchair-bronco said:

CJ figured "Man, I just won the game!". So he put the ball on the ground. He actually held it upside down in one hand for a couple of steps before casually dropping the ball.

TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE CALL. What a freakin' joke.

What you're still bitter about the beat down you received in the AFC Championship game? Phantom Holding calls. The call on Sunday was catastrophically bad. The Steelers/Seahawks Super Bowl had poor calls both ways. Just as the Steeler had plenty of terrible calls go against them leading in to that Super Bowl, most notable the Polamalu colts interception.

@allaneddie said:

Finally, someone who understands the rule. This is correct call and the rule shouldn't be changed. The alternative would be that after any pass where the receiver were hit the ground with ball without his hands or other body part being underneath the ball, and then have the ball bounce away would have to be called a catch. I would be less happy with that than the rule as it is.

CJ hit the ball on the ground, it came out of his hand immediately at that point. It is not a catch or a TD. It never should be called one.

Common sense has to come into play at some point.No one, that has ever played or watched football could possibly think that that wasn't a catch. The rule is terrible.

Formerly Stone said:

Finally, someone who understands the rule. This is correct call and the rule shouldn't be changed. The alternative would be that after any pass where the receiver were hit the ground with ball without his hands or other body part being underneath the ball, and then have the ball bounce away would have to be called a catch. I would be less happy with that than the rule as it is.

CJ hit the ball on the ground, it came out of his hand immediately at that point. It is not a catch or a TD. It never should be called one.

@rich4eagle said:

and then called it a Touchdown

and the "IREFUTTABLE EVIDENCE" called it a non touchdown

This in my view is now biggest joke in NFL history............a league that panders narcissists like Farve and condemns testosterone........but indeed make booth officials doing this stupidity called irrefutable evidence to overturn a call

This has to be absolute MORONIC IF A SINGLE person can support overturning this TD and worse .................it proves the NFL is what it is ..........dysfunctional money and kissing the bucks

sad day for NFL football

there is no other explanation for this utter distruction of fairness

Yet another reason to BAN Replay.... Its doesnt work. DONT wanna hear about a poorly written "RULE" Common sense should override ASININE decisions.

Formerly Stone said:

Something tells me that the only reason you are here is to instigate and argue. The irony is pretty thick with the the way you post combined with your signature. Bitter little man.

They can't make a call that isn't even in real time with a marker out on the field and we hold out hope for this type of play?

Nice catch Cal.

@rich4eagle said:

the guy caught the ball and it was a TD and called a TD and then POLITICS made the rules............as USUAL

I'm just saying... it's the rule. The rule is poorly written and it cost the Lions the game.

That rule needs. to. be. changed.

the *correct* spelling in the title should be:

EGREGIOUS (not "aggregious")

@bucky-biceps said:

But the rule is that the receiver must maintain possession throughout the ENTIRE thing.. that means on the ground and getting up from the ground...

Yes its a horrendous rule and too broad and doesn't account for every different scenario... but it's still the rule and according to the stupid "rule" it wasn't a TD.

It's stupid and needs to be fixed.

That is pure BS, so if you catch a ball and never touch the ground it is incomplete according to what you said/...............

the guy caught the ball and it was a TD and called a TD and then POLITICS made the rules............as USUAL

CJ figured "Man, I just won the game!". So he put the ball on the ground. He actually held it upside down in one hand for a couple of steps before casually dropping the ball.

TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE CALL. What a freakin' joke.

@rich4eagle said:

they blew it huge and that is what it is.........welcome to the NFL .........you be popular yu get the rule.......you be a loser and rules get........twisted

Cant say I disagree with your last line...

But the rule is that the receiver must maintain possession throughout the ENTIRE thing.. that means on the ground and getting up from the ground...

Yes its a horrendous rule and too broad and doesn't account for every different scenario... but it's still the rule and according to the stupid "rule" it wasn't a TD.

It's stupid and needs to be fixed.