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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
The picture is after the play ended, and Jennings is rolling over. Look at the preview picture on the video at this link. Link.
That picture is quite a bit before the picture you are refering to, and the play is already dead is the picture I just posted. Tate has one hand in the area where the ball is, and we know from various other replays that his other arm is the one that has been touching/grabbing the ball the whole time - and again from replays, we know is probably gripping the ball at that point.
The picture that Rubecube posted is really irrelevant to the discussion. That picture is at least a roll of Jennings after the play is dead, according to NFL rules. |
I don't think its irrelevant at all. Wayne Lavarrive is the Packers play by play guy and he tweeted the explanation he was given by the referee. He was told that the referee ruled that Jennings had initial possession but that a catch is not complete until they hit the ground and they ruled that when they hit he ground he was tied up with Tate and therefore simultaneous possession was ruled. Althought if you look at the photo below, when Jennings actually make contact with the ground you can clearly see that Tate does not have possession of the ball he is simply wrapped around jennings chest. While on the ground Tate gains possession of the ball and that appears to be what the side judge saw which is wrong as per the NFL's definition of simultaneus catch. The replay official is the one who made the final call and he is not a replacement he is an NFL official. But based on the NFL's own rules, explanation, the explanation of the referee, and the photo evidence its crystal clear the wrong call was made.
As NFL network said multiple times last night, if the call on the field was ruled an interception do you think they would have overturned it and made it a touchdown based on the evidence? Because according to the NFL the right call was made so that means that had it been an interception they would have overturned it and made it a touchdown and I don't think anyone would honestly say that was the case. The NFL is just trying to cover up their own butt and sweep this under the rug as quickly as possible.
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