Another "Non Catch"

[TheStarOne]

The so called "catch" in the Steeler / Bengal game was clearly not a catch.......A WR has to have full control of the ball with 2 feet down......I'm not sure the WR ever had control with one foot down... let alone two......so much for instant replay correcting zebra's mistakes......
The ball was clearly moving as he was going out of bounds.........

 

[Earl Stevens]

Agree 100%, but this is nothing new with the Steelers. They always seem to get a bunch of favorable calls. The Bengals deserved to lose for fumbling the ball back to the Steelers and that hit on Brown, but the Steelers got a lot of favorable calls or non calls that helped them win. The Shazier hit/fumble should have been called a penalty, Bengals ball with chance to score. The TD by Bryant was not a catch like you said. As stupid as Pacman Jones is, I believe that flag on him to add on 15 yards was bs. If anything, that should have been offsetting penalties because Porter should have been flagged for being on the field without attending to an injured player. Apparently a coach can only come out when they are there for an injured player. Porter appeared to be nowhere near Brown and instigated the shove by Pacman(which was a love tap push). Complete bs call on Pacman.

 

[scotsman1948]

Agree 100%, but this is nothing new with the Steelers. They always seem to get a bunch of favorable calls. The Bengals deserved to lose for fumbling the ball back to the Steelers and that hit on Brown, but the Steelers got a lot of favorable calls or non calls that helped them win. The Shazier hit/fumble should have been called a penalty, Bengals ball with chance to score. The TD by Bryant was not a catch like you said. As stupid as Pacman Jones is, I believe that flag on him to add on 15 yards was bs. If anything, that should have been offsetting penalties because Porter should have been flagged for being on the field without attending to an injured player. Apparently a coach can only come out when they are there for an injured player. Porter appeared to be nowhere near Brown and instigated the shove by Pacman(which was a love tap push). Complete bs call on Pacman.

funny how Bradshaw got hurt and made miraculous recovery to come back in and win the game. sorry should have said Big Ben but saw this to much from Pittsburgh

 

[tomodach10]

Agree 100%, but this is nothing new with the Steelers. They always seem to get a bunch of favorable calls. The Bengals deserved to lose for fumbling the ball back to the Steelers and that hit on Brown, but the Steelers got a lot of favorable calls or non calls that helped them win. The Shazier hit/fumble should have been called a penalty, Bengals ball with chance to score. The TD by Bryant was not a catch like you said. As stupid as Pacman Jones is, I believe that flag on him to add on 15 yards was bs. If anything, that should have been offsetting penalties because Porter should have been flagged for being on the field without attending to an injured player. Apparently a coach can only come out when they are there for an injured player. Porter appeared to be nowhere near Brown and instigated the shove by Pacman(which was a love tap push). Complete bs call on Pacman.

You are so on point!!!

 

[ArlingtonCowboys100]

I watched this a couple of times. How the fuck is that a catch? if this is college football then it is a catch. He had control with one foot in bounds. This is disgraceful

 

[jarntt]

I thought it was a catch and a TD

 

[ROMOTOOWENS]

I thought it was a catch and a TD

I did too but it was such a spectacular play, I found my self just watching for any little bobble and stopped paying attention to the feet.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

the way I saw it, by the time he had control of it (against his leg) he only had one foot in bounds.

 

[jarntt]

I did too but it was such a spectacular play, I found my self just watching for any little bobble and stopped paying attention to the feet.

Hmm...I think I might have done that too. Alright I need to watch iit again I guess...

 

[Bmurph]

Not sure they even know what a catch is anymore?



NFL VP of officiating: Wild Martavis Bryant TD vs. Bengals wasn't a catch

By John Breech | CBSSports.com​

January 16, 2016 5:16 pm ET
Bengals fans and Steelers fans will probably be arguing about this year's wild-card game for the rest of eternity, and just in case they didn't already have enough to argue about, Dean Blandino decided to throw some gas on the fire.
During his weekly officiating video that was released on Friday, Blandino said that a third-quarter touchdown catch by Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant probably shouldn't have been ruled a catch.
"I don't think this is a catch. If I just had a blank slate and I could say, do you think it's a catch or not a catch? I would said no catch," Blandino said.
However, Blandino did point out that the officials on the field made the right choice to stick with the call that was made, which was touchdown.

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"The ruling on the field was a catch, and we have to see clear and obvious evidence that it's not a catch," Blandino said. "And I can't prove that he doesn't have the ball at that point pinned up against his leg with the right toe still on the ground.
Basically, the call on the field didn't reveal a flaw in the catch rule, it revealed the limitations of instant replay.
"This is the replay rule, it has to be clear and obvious to overturn," Blandino said. "The evidence [was not clear and obvious] and that's why the call on the field stood."
Bryant's 10-yard touchdown catch came on second-and-goal from the Bengals' 10-yard line and gave the Steelers a 15-0 win in a game they'd win 18-16.
During his video, Blandino went on to explain why the refs were correct when they made the decision to not overturn the call.
"The issue here is the evidence. Is there indisputable evidence to overturn the ruling on the field of a catch?" Blandino said. "It was ruled a catch on the field, so the basic premise of replay, since its inception, is the call on the field is presumed correct unless we have indisputable visual evidence that it is incorrect, then we can make a change. You watch the play live, and the question is going to be control. Initial control."
The biggest problem for Blandino is that the ball seemed to move.
"And again the issue, did he have control with the right foot down? You're going to see the ball, there is some movement," Blandino said. "Slight movement does not necessarily mean loss or lack of control. He pins the ball against his leg there. Is the foot still down as he starts to go to the ground? The left foot comes down inbounds. Again, not indisputable."
If you're keeping score at home, Bengals and Steelers fans can now argue about Bryant's catch, why Joey Porter was on the field during an injury timeout, Vontaze Burfict's hit of Antonio Brown, Burfict's hit on Ben Roethlisberger, Adam Jones' penalty for bumping a ref, Wallace Gilberry bumping Porter, Mike Munchak pulling Reggie Nelson's hair and Ryan Shazier's hit of Gio Bernard, which Blandino said was legal.
It should be a fun offseason for both fan bases.

Dean Blandino isn't convinced that this was a TD by Martavis Bryant. (USATSI)​

 

[UK Cowboy]

I know what a catch is, it's what Dez did last year against GB. The NFL really needs to figure this out. It's amazing that the NFL has been around for several decades without an issue, and now there's mass confusion