Trevor just had to keep it in play, no one was further back to make the "punt return" interception. The moment is feeling slightly too big for him, he'll have another 1-2 opportunities.
Week 18 Gamethread
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This is the season in a nutshell. Defensive lines dominate. QBs just can’t get the ball out. Even when they finally get a second they are hearing footsteps. Either you beat them with a screen or you have a QB who can scramble for a big third and twelve in the fourth quarter.
I get the part where they let the play go, but if they’re going to do that then “indisputable video evidence” has to go out the door. You can’t “fix it later,” as Troy is saying, if the on-the-field ruling is biased toward an outcome.
I don’t have any issue with the ruling it was a fumble. I thought the ball was knocked out of his hand, too.
I don’t have any issue with the ruling it was a fumble. I thought the ball was knocked out of his hand, too.
I like the practice of letting it play out. But if they do that you can’t also then defer to the call on the field.
There they confirmed and it was a fumble. But all these replay rules and principles can conflict.
Edit — or what Fred said already.
There they confirmed and it was a fumble. But all these replay rules and principles can conflict.
Edit — or what Fred said already.
Yeah I kinda like the QB sneak to be a true decision, where guys like Brady who are good at picking holes stand out. If you can just push any shmo across the line it's less exciting.
The conflicts only matter when the League wants to justify a decision. Otherwise it’s just a guy in a room making it up as he goes.
Glad the Jags won. But football is close to broken. They need to tweak the rules to help offensive lines just a little. The balance is too far shifted.
I think we have enough rules skewed toward the offense. Guys just need to execute.