The NFL Thread 2014: New England Patriots Win Super Bowl XLIX

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pokoko said:

amp316 said:

What is wrong with asking the reciever to keep complete possession throughout the course of a catch?  It seems like a fair rule to me.  I just hate when people say that was a catch or that the Lions were robbed because it was the correct call.  You know who was robbed?  The Packers that time when Golden Tate caught that "game winner" against them.  Why am I sticking up for the Packers?  What is wrong with me? 

I didn't say anything about the Lions being robbed.  I said, "The current rules about what is and is not a touchdown are ridiculous."  I don't understand why they would change the rule when it was just fine through all the decades before.  He caught the ball cleanly and in any real-world sense he had possession.  Now, though, you have to keep possession of the ball after the play is already over.  It seems like a completely needless change.

But the ball popped out the instant he hit the ground.  This is not possession.  If a player does the same thing on the field and isn't touched it is a fumble for the exact same reason.  I don't understand why people have such a problem with a rule that makes complete sense, unless of course they are Lions fans...