01-24-2023, 04:01 PM
(01-24-2023, 03:47 PM)higgy100 Wrote: I may be wrong here but going to the ground and having control of the ball seems to be the main thing that supersedes anything else regarding a catch in the endzone and going out of bounds. I agree he had total possession on at least 2-3 steps but he did fall OOB and only at that time was their movement.
I think one thing not being discussed is that Milano, the LB, did make a play on the ball by touching it/ grabbing his arm. Had that not happened they may have ruled that play a TD because no defender was even there. Who knows maybe there's even subjectivity with that on the replay.
There is some subjectivity, yeah. The rule states that "movement of the ball does not automatically signal loss of control". That is all it says, though. This to me says that the refs determined that Chase had not fully secured the ball at that point OR believe that he lost control. Either way, the catch process was started at that moment, and Chase failed to complete it throughout.
