10-29-2017, 04:05 PM
(10-29-2017, 04:01 PM)grampahol Wrote: This is how the league just makes up rules as they go along? That's my translation..
"(mic check) Hi, my name is Referee. We have a successful challenge. He was able to throw the flag and it reached on top of the field, it did not land on the sidelines. (smile) Now the outcome of the challenge itself is something else, but I have not gotten my 15 minutes of fame yet. I am trying to become Ed Hochuli, if I am long winded perhaps I will get on ESPN. (smile). Anyway, I should have been part of the referee crew in the Steelers/Bengals game. The player, I believe his name is Lafell but some on the bengals board forum on the internet call him Label, reached out of bounds to attempt to gain more yards. His right foot large toe was out of bounds when we had the guys back in NYC examine the video via XRAY. Regarless, when he fumbled, the opposing team caught the fumble. We call this an interception. But unfortunately the opposing player (the one who is on the Colts, I'm speaking of) was also out of bounds. He would be allowed to advance the ball if he did not land outof bounds. When he caught it, one foot, his right, was in bounds. The left landed out of bounds. If the left landed in bounds, it still would not have counted as an interception because the offensive player was out of bounds when he was reaching for more yards as previously stated, and landed out of bounds. Once again, a successful challenge by the challenging team."
