I also laughed when the ref fixed the placement of the ball 5 yards closer. Probably messed up Fitzgerald. Maybe should have kept the ball 5 yards back. Haha.What's funny about the penalty is I think Fitzgerald forgot/didn't realize it was 15 yards and inexplicably threw over the endzone.So really we should be thanking 42
I mean I'm glad it wasn't a 5 yarder
To be fair to Holcombe, we were screaming at him all night to start making tackles...
I don't see it quite so black and white. It is true that Calvin wasn't pushed out at the point where his foot left the field of play. OTOH, he was pushed a couple of steps further back upfield. I thought there could have been an overturn based on the push making him alter his route and lose his balance momentarily. The eyes in the sky didn't see it that way...
Coaching 101. hahahahahaha RTRThe correct defense is to grab the back of his jersey in the crowd and prevent him from jumping without being seen
Oh, I agree with that. You could definitely make the argument that he was pushed out. I guess what I meant was the refs deemed he was not forced out, and as such, they made the right call. No penalty was assessed though, the result was simply an incomplete pass because of the illegal touching.I don't see it quite so black and white. It is true that Calvin wasn't pushed out at the point where his foot left the field of play. OTOH, he was pushed a couple of steps further back upfield. I thought there could have been an overturn based on the push making him alter his route and lose his balance momentarily. The eyes in the sky didn't see it that way...
Leaping is in the eye of the beholder.
The ref announced that the ball was caught inbounds but there was a foul for illegal touching. The penalty for illegal touching is loss of down and the ball goes back to the line of scrimmage. The penalty had to have been assessed retroactively or else the review of a completed pass would have held up; there was no initial call that the receiver was illegal due to stepping out of bounds then returning to the field.
It's a safety rule. If you leap a blocker like that, he can flip you over and cause you to land on your head/neck. Trying to reduce the players from making risky plays that can cause injury to themselves or another.
Well, I need to watch it again, but I thought Ridley got pushed out by the DB who was strong arming him down the field. I didn't think he went out on his own. It was a great catch though.
