COLSTON's HAILMARY CATCH
 

Ya know the more I see this the more I am compelled to bring it up. The Hailmary was a TD!!! He had it in his hands near his waist as he hits the ground and DOWN by contact the ball is then knocked from his hands. He had control of the ball on the way down!!!

RE: COLSTON
 

Its ok. You can let it go now. We are headed to the NFC Championship baby!!!!!!!!!

RE: COLSTON
 

That's not the way it works. The rule states that when in contact with a defender, the receiver must control the ball throughout the catch. That means he had to hold the ball after hitting the ground.

ya, poydras is right, gotta keep it through the whole process, after seeing the replay a few times, i wasn't too upset about it, besides, we won it's all good.

that same issue happened in the Pats-Bolts game. incomplete. and legitimately so.

Re: RE: COLSTON
 

i dont actually agree with that because the catch was made in the endzone... as soon as he has control and touches the ground in the endzone.. its a TD.. the fact that the ball came out after he was "down" should be irrelevent on the sole fact that he was in the endzone...

RE: Re: RE: COLSTON
 

Yes there are different rules when its in the endzone, you do not have to maintain posession as long as you show you have control. Secondly the ground can not cause a fumble and third he hit the ground and is down by contact. It would be the same if once you are down someone knocks the ball out its not a fumble. There has been may in the endzone where a WR stretches out and holds the ball in his hand and gets his feet in and falls out and the ball comes loose once he hits the ground... its a TD.

Re: RE: Re: RE: COLSTON
 

So what you're saying is that the rules don't apply to us?
Anyway, there's an easy was to find out for sure. Go to nfl.com and check the box score.

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: COLSTON
 

no they do apply to us.. the refs made the wrong call... payton said they talked to the refs at halftime about it and showed them the whole thing

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: COLSTON
 

It was a catch whether he was in the endzone or not. Colston caught the ball hit the ground and the Eagles defender THEN ripped the ball out of his hands. He was down by contact before the ball came out. Andy Reid was smart to get his team in the locker room.