Was a fair catch called?

[Davidson Deac II]

Actually, this is reverse karma from the last time we played the skins and they had four fumbles and we didn't recover a single one of them.

[Gman was right]

If a player is engaged in a block with another player and that leads to the opposing player running into his teammate, then it is what it is.

Ill paste it again so Zod understands it.

Here is what referee Walt Coleman said of the play: “What happened was the two guys were blocking each other. The Washington guy got blocked into his own man so there was no interference. All we had to do was figure out who touched it first. If the Washington player is stationary and standing there and not trying to block, then he can’t do that. If they are both trying to block then he can knock him into him. Because they were both engaged then that’s why there wasn’t a foul or anything wrong with the play. If the Washington player is stationary and just standing there and the Carolina player had come down there and had knocked him, then it would have been totally different.”

[Zod]

Could you paste it one more time? You are awesome at it.

[Gman was right]

Here is what referee Walt Coleman said of the play: “What happened was the two guys were blocking each other. The Washington guy got blocked into his own man so there was no interference. All we had to do was figure out who touched it first. If the Washington player is stationary and standing there and not trying to block, then he can’t do that. If they are both trying to block then he can knock him into him. Because they were both engaged then that’s why there wasn’t a foul or anything wrong with the play. If the Washington player is stationary and just standing there and the Carolina player had come down there and had knocked him, then it would have been totally different.”

[natty]

Karma was used up but only because the ball hit the skins player first. Excellent play by Teal.

[Sloth]

It's the same line of reasoning that makes it illegal to rough a kicker but ok to shove a teammate back into him.

The guy engaged into a block right near Randle-El and Teal (I think) made a really heads up play and shoved him back, causing the muff.

Legal as all get out.

[Zod]

he said muff

[ThPantherFan]

but if a fair catch is called there should be no blocking at all as the ball could not be advanced.

You're thinking too much. The ball hit a red skins player.

[dimbee]

Dang, Zod's gotten so jaded that he's officially rooting against the Panthers

[tarheelblue89]

IMO, we won the game, so who the hell cares.

[Jase]

It isn't textbook, could have gone either way.

Some other officials would have called it, but they would have been wrong.

[Zod]

There is just not enough muff in the NFL anymore.

[theyhateme45]

but if a fair catch is called there should be no blocking at all as the ball could not be advanced.

Not true either.... the receiving team can block players to try and prevent them from downing the ball near the goaline (If the punt returner moves out the way after calling a fair catch)... Or the players blocking for the receiving team may not be aware his own teammate called a fair catch. In the case it's not the punting team for they're poor awareness! The punting team shouldn't just get blocked and do nothing back....

[natty]

Teal knew exactly what he was doing. Watching the replay as soon as Randel-El called a fair catch he ram rodded the muff.