I voted no idea on all three. Great job NFL.
Was the Pernel Mcphee roughing the passer a good call?
Good Call! Golden Tate had become a runner. That was a TD!
Bad Call! Golden Tate was stripped. That was an INT!
I have no idea.
Good Call! Calvin was guilty of OPI!
Bad Call! He was engaged with his man!
I have no idea.
Good Call! The ball touched Corey Fuller's foot!
Bad Call! Corey Fuller was pushed into the ball!
I have no idea.
I voted no idea on all three. Great job NFL.
Was the Pernel Mcphee roughing the passer a good call?
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My opinion on the Golden Tate touchdown is that I agree with whatever opinion doesn't get Cowboys' fans riled up about being robbed for the Dez Bryant catch. Unfortunately the whining has already started on that, so I guess it doesn't matter what opinion people have on that catch.
Yup. It is most definitely a mess. 20 years ago, that is a TD.
If you contend Tate had possession (I do), the ball does not come out until after crossing the plane making it a TD. If I remove my homer goggles, I can make the argument it was not a catch. The defender hit Tate's arm as the ball was being caught causing the ball to start moving.
Hey, NFL. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS HOLY, TELL US WHAT IS/ ISN'T A CATCH! And do it in a couple simple, concise statements. None of this completing the process, **** (seriously, the guy who conjured that up should be taken out back and shot).
This stuff makes my head hurt. A portion of a postgame interview with referee Walt Coleman:
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Here is a better question:
If the NFL got its head out of its proverbial ass and fixed the catch/TD rules, should the Golden Tate play be a TD? Try to set fandom aside when you answer...
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I think the first two are obvious. He had possession, in the end zone, play over. Everything else is momentum or a late hit. Second one, come on, that is nothing.
Third one, Fuller was being pushed, turned, saw the ball, changed his action to going for the ball, almost immediately corrected himself, but that moment of commitment is enough - he had something to do with touching the ball, therefore it is a free ball.
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