Steeler
Footballguy
No. They should throw all day just to piss you off.
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Game Thread W6 - Cleveland V Pittsburgh (1 Viewer)
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Peak
Footballguy
Great return by Cribbs. But would the commentator give the ghost holding call a rest. geesh!
EdwardCat
Footballguy
Taking this a little personal, aren't you?
Retire_Already_Oscar
Footballguy
Ward's quietly on pace for about a 1400 yard season 
EdwardCat
Footballguy
3-1-CLE 14 (1:19) R.Mendenhall right guard to CLE 14 for no gain (E.Barton; B.McDonald).
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Peak
Footballguy
no way that was a 1st down there. it was short by at least 2 inches.
ChargersOH
Footballguy
How did Pitt get stopped on 4th and 1 and retain the ball?
5-ish Finkle
Footballguy
They were absolutely short on the 4th down if the sticks were accurate, so it'd be awesome to hear WTH the refs were doing there.
That said....that Ward TD catch was absolutely spectacular if it sticks(which I assume it won't, as a make up for that measurement.)
That said....that Ward TD catch was absolutely spectacular if it sticks(which I assume it won't, as a make up for that measurement.)
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r0llin_game
Footballguy
seriously any explanation on it?
Yeah, it was definitely short. Not sure why the call.
Peak
Footballguy
NFL conspiracy :(
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
only think I can think of is the angle the camera had wasn't parallel with the chain marker. Very weird.
Steeler
Footballguy
No, it wasn't controlled all the way to the grond.
tomarken
Footballguy
WOW... I was watching on the NFL redzone channel, and it looked like an obvious TD to me. Not even close. I haven't seen multiple replays from different angles or anything, but how the hell did they overturn that??
fenwah
Footballguy
Bummer...I'm currently tied at 29 right now...could have used the 7 points.
Mr. Retukes
Footballguy
Cribbs: Play me or trade me!!
Stat line: 3 rushes, 1 target, 2 pass attempts, 1 punt return, 1 kickoff return for TD.
Squeaky wheel gets the grease I guess.
Stat line: 3 rushes, 1 target, 2 pass attempts, 1 punt return, 1 kickoff return for TD.
Squeaky wheel gets the grease I guess.
CrossEyed
Footballguy
Yes, it was. It wasn't controlled through the second rollover after he was out of bounds. That rule really needs to be changed.
ChargersOH
Footballguy
Any other year but this one it would be a TD.However, Pitt failed on 4th and 1 clearly and the Refs didn't give Cleveland the ball. Really, really terrible banana league call on there.
r0llin_game
Footballguy
Rule states that you basically have to hand the ball to the ref
tomarken
Footballguy
Does he have to hold on to the ball until tomorrow for it to count as a TD? These calls are crazy.
Steeler
Footballguy
I agree with you 100%... my wording was inaccurate. By it wasn't a TD based on the stupid rule.
bryhamm
Footballguy
The angle they showed on TV was not a very good angle. I bet it just barely got to the 1st down pole if you look at it with the right angle.
Apparently you have to control it until you go back to the bench and grab a cup of water.
bryhamm
Footballguy
The "call" is the correct call according to the rules. You might feel the rule is crazy, but the call is not.Nice contribution to the thread.
bryhamm
Footballguy
Yeah, cause you were right there with the proper angle to say "clearly" they failed. Obviously not.
ChargersOH
Footballguy
Nope, the angle was DIRECTLY to the side of the ball. I've TIVO rewound it several times. It was just a terrible unacceptable call at the Pro levels. It wasn't a side or weird angle. it was RIGHT next to the ball. Ward completely controlled the ball to the ground, and lost on the second roll. As I said any other year that would've been a TD. He completely had control of it before his arm hit the ground rolling and knocked it loose.
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bryhamm
Footballguy
It absolutely was NOT.
GregR_2
Footballguy
I haven't seen the play at all to give any opinion on it.But as far as the rule goes, Mike Pereira has recently clarified that you only need to possess the ball through the first contact with the ground... that after that, if there is a "second act" (his words) where a defender knocks it free or you subsequently roll over and it comes free as you hit the ground again, it should be a catch.Does he have to hold on to the ball until tomorrow for it to count as a TD? These calls are crazy.
The "call" is the correct call according to the rules. You might feel the rule is crazy, but the call is not.
Steeler
Footballguy
I'm pretty sure the camera wasn't on the 16 yard line (or wherever the Steelers were)... I'm not sure how you can feel so sure the call was wrong.
ChargersOH
Footballguy
The problem isn't the QB, it's the WRs. The only one really catching any Cleveland throws is Polamalu.I'd leave Cribbs in there 2/3 of the time and run the Wildcat.They zoomed DIRECTLY from the side of the ball to a clear up close view and it appeared short.I'll give it might not have been, but even the announcers were perplexed. It appears that was a botch.
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Steeler
Footballguy
If that's the way the rule is worded then Ward probably did catch it. Ward lost control when he rolled over the 2nd time.
ChargersOH
Footballguy
From the looks of the shot, I'd say the cameraman was right around the 16 yard line. When both announcers are perplexed and say a call was wrong, and pretty much everyone at my house says the call is wrong, except the one Pitt fan, I'd say it probably was wrong.
I wish I hadn't changed channels, or I would've snapped a JPG and posted here.
PizzaDeliveryGuy
extra sausage
Yeah, acutally a pass and a catch and everything.
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