Redskins vs Giants GameDay Thread

[HailGreen28]

Or, when a guy bobbles the ball in his hands, doesn't even fumble it, and replay shows he got control of it with both hands again before it broke the plane of the goal line, it's called a touchdown like it should have been.

Oh wait, we're the Redskins. Nevermind.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

Or, when a guy bobbles the ball in his hands, doesn't even fumble it, and replay shows he got control of it with both hands again before it broke the plane of the goal line, it's called a touchdown like it should have been.

Oh wait, we're the Redskins. Nevermind.

If there were no bobble, which is the proper way to do it, the rest of your post does not matter.

[Lotus]

There are several ways that the disputed touchdown was a clusterfudge:

1) No bobble, no fumble accusation
2) Poor clock management by RGIII
3) Should have scored the play before by throwing a different pass to Reed

Yet, for a 3-11 team, we blame the refs, not the 3-11 players.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by Lotus

If there were no bobble, which is the proper way to do it, the rest of your post does not matter.

You think you, or most nfl qbs, could avoid bobbling the ball when hit on the arm by an nfl d player?

Griffin made a great play. Had control with two hands on the ball when he broke the plane of the goal line with the ball as a runner.

The excuses being made here for a bad call by the officials are nauseating.

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

You think you, or most nfl qbs, could avoid bobbling the ball when hit on the arm by an nfl d player?

Griffin made a great play. Had control with two hands on the ball when he broke the plane of the goal line with the ball as a runner.

The excuses being made here for a bad call by the officials are nauseating.

i think it is beyond the point of debate that the call was in fact correct.

looking at the replay on the video above, i dont think JPP touches the ball or his right hand. it looks like RG3 just looses his grip as he starts to dive in the air.

just another awkward result for an awkward player.

really wish the TD had stood. it may have been the rallying cry we so desperately need. it would have boosted RG3s confidence so much.

we just cant get out of our own way right now.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

You think you, or most nfl qbs, could avoid bobbling the ball when hit on the arm by an nfl d player?

Griffin made a great play. Had control with two hands on the ball when he broke the plane of the goal line with the ball as a runner.

The excuses being made here for a bad call by the officials are nauseating.

Might be a bad rule, but it was the right call

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Might be a bad rule, but it was the right call

Because he left his feet?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

Because he left his feet?

Once he bobbled it while in the air he was basically a receiver catching the ball (odd rule but it is what it is), so he had to land inbounds with possession. It's kind of like that Calvin Johnson play from a years back

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Once he bobbled it while in the air he was basically a receiver catching the ball (odd rule but it is what it is), so he had to land inbounds with possession. It's kind of like that Calvin Johnson play from a years back

But to my knowledge, the officials have never interpreted the rule that way when a player extends the ball over the goal line with two hands on it.

This is a bad call, like the Calvin Johnson (no TD) call, like the replacement refs call in the GB/Seattle game TD call. Technically correct, but misinterpreted. And those other calls were called bad for what they were. If the refs started calling holding on our OL every play, which they could do to any line, it would be a bad call too. But I guess we are used to just taking it now.