The missed challenge

Yeah, but that don’t count as a catch. There was nothing to challenge there.

 

Well…I’ll admit that I wasn’t aware of the rule and I actually thought it was a catch. Had it been a legal catch, darn right I would have blamed Tomlin and his staff for not challenging the flag. But they obviously know more than I do and didn’t throw the challenge flag. Somebody said he corrected himself later but last I heard Romo actually said that was a catch. I wondered about that all week and started the thread to see if I’d missed anything in the media about the non-challenge, knowing that some of my well-informed and knowledgeable fellow Steeler fans could enlighten me, and that’s what happened.

 

It’s all good. I wondered at the time of the play myself.

 

Yeah now that I understand the rule it was the right no call. Still hard to fathom that a hand doesn’t count as a body part when trying to remain in bounds.

 

Must be some of that vast football knowledge you forgot

 

It seems like a hand should count.

 

Would that mean a running back is down When he uses his hand to regain balance?

 

It doesnt count the same way as a hand down doesn't count when a tackle is attempted

 

M

Exactly. A runners knee or elbow makes contact with ground he’s down. If his hand does he can regain balance and keep going. So a hand is different that a knee.

 

Ah good call. Hadn’t thought about that.

 

Which is more than you’ll ever know.

 

Yet I knew it was an incomplete pass.

 

That’s because you’re awesome, strummer. We should all feel privileged that you allow us to live in your world.

 

I wouldn’t go so far as to say all, but you definitely.

 

Lol…you alternate between middle school mean girl and internet tough guy. Make your mind up, would you?

 

Nothing wrong with that, but this is more a bash the NFL rules...

 

no need to get your panties in a wad. You made your bed. I just tucked you in

 

This is the stuff that drives me nuts. If a hand is not down in the NFL why can't a foot and a hand count before going out of bounds on a catch?

 

Agree.

 

All I can picture in my head is this laminated sheet that has images that show what combination of body parts equal in for a catch or out for no catch.