Redskins vs Giants GameDay Thread

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

I did and I would've said he had no control. The ball is still moving

Pulling the ball back towards your body is "no control"?

[Alvin Walton]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

Pulling the ball back towards your body is "no control"?

Looked to me like he was out of bounds by that point.
The only way I could validate this touchdown is to say that he had possession in bounds for 1/3 of a second.
And thats not enough.....I sure as hell would not have awarded six points to the opponent had it been them.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Looked to me like he was out of bounds by that point.
The only way I could validate this touchdown is to say that he had possession in bounds for 1/3 of a second.
And thats not enough.....I sure as hell would not have awarded six points to the opponent had it been them.

So you're saying he had possession until he was out of bounds?

1/3 second, or more like a second, was when the runner broke the plane of the goal line with the ball under his control. Touchdown.

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

So you're saying he had possession until he was out of bounds?

1/3 second, or more like a second, was when the runner broke the plane of the goal line with the ball under his control. Touchdown.

the good explanation i read is that while RG3 did re-gain control before the ball crossed the plane ... since he lost and then re-gained control of the ball (all while in the air), he needed to maintain control as he hit the ground (like a receiver who makes a toe-tap reception in the endzone).

the spirit of the rule (im guessing) is that you need to establish possession throughout the entire football act .... but it seems strange that re-establishing possession by falling out of bounds matters.

but did the ball touch the ground though? it looked like he bobbled it but kept it off the ground?

i think the rule was applied technically correct.

i dont think that rule ever envisioned being applied to what happened on RG3's dive (having control-losing control-regaining control).

i imagine an exception will be made where this rule will not apply to a player who had previously established control on the play (ala runner)

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Looked to me like he was out of bounds by that point.
The only way I could validate this touchdown is to say that he had possession in bounds for 1/3 of a second.
And thats not enough.....I sure as hell would not have awarded six points to the opponent had it been them.

That's it...had the Giants scored on such a play, we'd all be screaming bloody murder about that today.

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

Pulling the ball back towards your body is "no control"?

The ball is not secure in his hands.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

I did and I would've said he had no control. The ball is still moving

Absolutely the right call

[Meks]

Point is if it were the other team, its a TD ... Bias ass refs

[Chico23231]

a couple years ago this is a touchdown, just wierd how the league is so poorly run

[skinsfaninok]

It may be the right call but that play happens a bunch in the nfl and is never looked at. O well not that it matters we r 3-11

[Lotus]

On the play right before the disputed touchdown, RGIII sent a floater to Reed in the left flat that was broken up. If RGIII had thrown a bullet to the back shoulder instead of a floater, it was 6 points.

[donofriose]

Too many variables to truly find someone to blame for a sack.

Could be QB, OL, WR, RB, or even the coach for calling a dumb play.

I do know that the offensive line gets beat a lot one on one which is a recipe for disaster.

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by donofriose

I do know that the offensive line gets beat a lot one on one which is a recipe for disaster.

That offensive line has been diarrhea since 2012.....we didn't see only because of RG3's athleticism masked a lot of the o lines weaknesses with the read option.....in a normal offense the frailty of the offensive line is more visible....they can't run block. They can't pass protect. None of the Redskins offensive linemen would not be starting for another NFL team except Trent Williams.....

[calia]

Looking at the video, it occurs to me that had the play been upheld, there would be no great controversy about it -- probably even among Giants fans. And who the heck knows what would have happened the rest of the way out.

Story of the season, folks. Lots of what ifs.

[TheHolyGibbs]

Did anyone else notice this at the end of the game? I thought he looked injured but then it hasn't been mentioned. Right knee. Seems like just a matter of time.

RGIII Appeared To Suffer Yet Another Leg Injury At End Of Loss To Giants - Business Insider