09-28-2015, 07:48 PM
I can understand the rule and I guess it makes sense on sideline/back of the endzone plays. Plays where the receiver makes a tiptoe catch while going out of bounds and then the ball is bobbled or the ground separates the ball from the receiver.
However when the receiver catches the ball and out of bounds isn't an issue, he clearly shows possession, takes a step under control he should become a runner period right then and there and the rules for a RB apply immediately.
I forget whether it was Sanu, Jones, whoever. But in the Oakland game I believe it was the receiver caught the ball in the middle of the field, took at least 3 steps then lost the ball and they called it incomplete. I can't remember if we recovered it or not but I remember being shocked we didn't challenge.
This is very much an area they have to clean up the definitions in !
However when the receiver catches the ball and out of bounds isn't an issue, he clearly shows possession, takes a step under control he should become a runner period right then and there and the rules for a RB apply immediately.
I forget whether it was Sanu, Jones, whoever. But in the Oakland game I believe it was the receiver caught the ball in the middle of the field, took at least 3 steps then lost the ball and they called it incomplete. I can't remember if we recovered it or not but I remember being shocked we didn't challenge.
This is very much an area they have to clean up the definitions in !
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