09-29-2015, 10:14 AM
(09-29-2015, 02:04 AM)MrRager Wrote: I agree the rule shouldn't have been applied, but the ref apparently felt Eifert was falling to the ground as he caught it so the rule was actually called correctly under those circumstances.
The steps do not matter if the ref thinks he was falling as he made the catch. He still has to fall and stand up with the ball.
We shouldn't really be arguing about the rule, but whether or not Eifert was falling as he was catching or not.
Looks to me like he clearly caught it initially, then got hit low after possession was gained. I don't see how the refs come to the conclusion that he was still in the process of catching as he was being tackled when he had clear control of putting the ball in the end zone.
