I was irate at that catch Braylon Edwards made last night that was called a TD on the field, but it was eventually ruled not a TD. At the beginning of the year, the NFL stated that they wanted to have reviews not overturn calls on the field unless there was no doubt the call should be overturned. Out of all the angles they showed last night, it looked like he was probably short when his knee hit, but I didn't see a definitive angle that proved without a doubt that he was. On top of all of that, the refs and announcers completely missed the fact that he wasn't touched until he had slid into the end zone. He jumped for the catch, made it, came down and his knee probably hit when the ball was a bit short of the goal line, but the Dolphins defender didn't touch him until he had slid forward a little and the ball has broken the plane. Maybe I missed something, but after he made the catch, I don't think he was touched until the safety ran over a second later. How the hell does a paid ref, and paid NFL announcers, miss the fact you need to be touched before being considered down?
This is likely something that affected a few fantasy match ups as it cost Braylon Edwards 6 points. Luckily in both leagues I had him, the Ronnie Brown TD later on sealed a win, but you always want more points for tie breaking purposes. The Jets scored on the next play, so it became a moot point within the actual game, but I felt this was an embarrassing call on two different levels.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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