I Still Say It Wasn't a Fumble

[EKmane]

I still say it wasn't a fumble against the Steelers last time. I couldn't find the highlight of it, can somebody post it please. The ref said the runner kind of hit the ground, what? Well it kind of wasn't a fumble. The forearm touches the ground, your down, right? I remember this was a heated debate, and in my eyes it made us lose the game.

 

[crash]

are you talking about the kickoff ? that was in the early 90's

 

[h0ckeysk83r]

The VD fumble perhaps?

 

[EKmane]

The VD fumble perhaps?

The VD non-fumble I might add. Can anyone find the clip of that? I forgot which season that was, I think 08.

 

[h0ckeysk83r]

Let me look probably on you tube, i think thats when Polamalu(sp?) rocked him.

 

[CalamityX11]

VD Fumble.

VD caught it over the middle, took two quick steps, gets nailed by a S(not Troy), VD flips with ball in hands, gets toppled over to the ground, ball pops out into Troy's hand. Ruled it as an interception, challenged, then ruled an incomplete....

I believe that's how it happen(we were 3-0 or 2-0 entering that game which we were doing pretty good for the most part)

 

[Crimsoncrew]

It was a terrible call, whatever it was. The ball never hit the ground. It had to be either a completion and down on contact (his forearm hit with the ball in it, jarring it loose) or an INT.

Honestly, we were probably lucky they called it an incomplete. "Football move" is pretty subjective, but it was really close. I seem to recall Davis only getting one foot down before he was upended. Though I also thought it was Polamalu, so maybe I'm wrong.

 

[CalamityX11]

It was a terrible call, whatever it was. The ball never hit the ground. It had to be either a completion and down on contact (his forearm hit with the ball in it, jarring it loose) or an INT.

Honestly, we were probably lucky they called it an incomplete. "Football move" is pretty subjective, but it was really close. I seem to recall Davis only getting one foot down before he was upended. Though I also thought it was Polamalu, so maybe I'm wrong.

Yeah the incomplete call didn't make sense. Ball never touched the ground, ground cause the ball to pop out. Down by contact or an INT....

yeah the football move was really close.

 

[CalamityX11]

Was the "football move" implemented at that time? or was it still going by taking two steps?

 

[crash]

Does anyone remember in the early 90's when the steelers played the 49ers where we kickoff the ball in the steeler guy never touched the ball and we grabbed it and ran it in the endzone?