Head of Officiating Says Wallace Catch Not a Catch

[beastson]

I don't understand what part if you're catching the ball and going to the ground, if the ball comes out of your posession, IN COM PLETE. How is that difficult to review and rule

[MadHatter]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/30/blandino-refs-need-to-be-more-consistent-on-catch-rulings/

I couldn't believe they didn't overturn that call. They define what catch is and isn't on a game by game basis it seems. If this has been posted please delete. I did not see it on the page or via search.

Between tgat call and the catch on the sideline that wasn't...we got hosed on both if our challenges

[CRA]

When it happened, I didn't think Wallce hadcomplete control and that it wasn't a catch. However,after watching the review I wasn't sure,so I figured it was one of those inconclusive situations. Guess not.

There was never a debate that the ball came out and he didn't maintain possession as he hit the ground.

It was like the refs forgot that was a rule. Bc they disregarded it on two challenges

[KillerKat]

And people don't think refs are biased lol

[nosuchthingasapanther]

so the panthers would have won if it was ruled incomplete?

 

wait...wut?

[teeray]

Remember a couple of weeks ago after Monday when the league said the right call was made on the last play and everyone said, "The league never goes against the crew so that doesn't matter."

 

Welp.

[DecrypticShadow]

As this happened, I was in disbelief that it was still a catch after the replay. I had second guessed everything I have learned from watching the NFL all these year and thought, perhaps it only needs to stay in the possession of the receiver all the way to the ground if the play is in the end zone.. However, that would be a stupid ruling that would need to be ratified in the offseason. A catch should be a catch no matter where it happens on the field, or vice versa.,. 

[Ricky Spanish]

anyone have a video of said catch?

[mav1234]

In order of from worst overall officiating in the three major sports to the best:

1. NBA

2. NFL

3. MLB

NBA at times is unwatchable because officiating is so inconsistent.

NFL I am increasingly convinced that officials don't even understand the rules and clearly most announcers don't

MLB is not perfect but get it right most of the time.

 

This is really true, especially the NBA.  I feel the NFL crews are often consistent in the way they call a game (as in they'll make the same mistake repeatedly) but in the NBA it's a shitshow, with plays going different ways depending on who is involved and when in the game it is and all manner of crazy poo beyond just "letting them play."

 

edit: actually, our game vs mia is a great example.

 

yeah it was the wrong call, but they made the wrong call consistently.  so, it's possible it coulda benefited us. it shows how the refs dont know the rules, but, at least there's consistent application of lack of knowing the rules, lol

[Mr. Scot]

I actually hate the Calvin Johnson rule, especially give the tenet that "the ground cannot cause a fumble".

 

But if it applied to that play, then yeah, incomplete pass.

[Semaj]

If you can't get instant right, then it's pointless having it. I say get rid of it because ultimately the human element still seems to screw up these close calls anyways. Replay is pointless the way it is consistently failing.

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[Kakarot]

Yep...shouldn't have been a catch. 

Funny thing is, you had folks on here who were agreeing with the call made by the refs.  Should've been an easy call for the refs, but they missed it...even with the replay.  Oh well, we were still able to win the game.

[camtheone]

Bad calls happen good teams find a way to win and not chase down the refs and beg for an overturned call......KEEP POUNDING!!!!!!!

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

The Vernon Davis fumble that was ruled incomplete matched with these tow catch calls in the Miami game are two examples where it confirms what others have said: What constitutes a catch in bang-bang plays is unknown.