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Originally Posted by MTK
Yes the catch rule needs to be re-worked but I’m really getting tired of announcers in the booth complicating matters.
The Ertz play was pretty clear, he took 3 steps and dove for the end zone. The fact they were questioning it was annoying AF.
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Yeah I'm not even sure the rule itself needs to change that much.
They just need to be consistent in the way they apply the rule, and don't overturn the call on the field unless you really have something clear.
I like the stand on the Clement's TD.
On the Ertz TD, announcers made fools of themselves, they got confused with the rule that a receiver CATCHING THE BALL GOING TO THE GROUND must maintain control of the ball all the way through.
But Ertz didn't caught the ball going to the ground, he caught the ball, took several steps, and THEN went to the ground.
That is the difference between this and the Jesse James play which was a good overturn with the rule as it's written now. Maybe there's something that needs to change there.