03-22-2016, 09:25 PM
(03-22-2016, 03:21 PM)RiverRat13 Wrote: I'm pretty sure the NFL admitted that the flag on Shawn Williams was erroneous.
I believe the difference (however silly it may be) between the Eifert non-catch and Gio's catch is that Eifert was being "tackled" before he got both feet down. Therefore, he had to "complete the catch" and maintain possession through hitting the ground. Whereas Gio did not get hit until he had already had both feet down and turned up field to become a runner.
No...did you watch the replay and hear Eifert describe his catch in the interview? He got both feet down, took two steps while turning and broke the plane. He was still considered a receiver since he had not made a football move. Gio did virtually the identical thing...got two feet down and took two steps while turning and was considered a runner because he had made a football move.
