AJ Nowak
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@kurt13warner Kurt, I don't think the referees know the rules either. Watching the playoffs has been difficult, especially when the calls just don't add up. These refs need to be held accountable. How do you make the INT call so fast, from behind the play? Call it a catch and review it.



@gordonrudell @kurt13warner The Houston/pats game receiver took about 4 steps. I’m not sure why that one is brought up. Weakens the argument. The Adams one is different in that it was slower, which isn’t a good answer. But because it was possession looks more convincing. Very subjective.

I will watch this till the end of time saying Cooks had total control of the ball when he hit the ground




At some point when reviewing plays, the league should consider adding a speed threshold for anything involving the element of time. When you slow plays down to 1/100th the speed, it distorts what actually happened and makes it look like, in this case, Cooks possessed the ball for seconds prior to losing it. The game is not played in slow motion or frame by frame. For a catch: A) Secure control of the ball ✅ B) Two feet down in bounds ✅ C) After (a) and (b) have been fulfilled, clearly performs any act common to the game (e.g., extend the ball forward, take an additional step, tuck the ball away and turn upfield, or avoid or ward off an opponent), or he maintains control of the ball long enough to do so. C is where there is a judgement needed since A and B are clearly met. Now consider this note to the rule: If a player, who satisfied (a) and (b), but has not satisfied (c), contacts the ground and loses control of the ball, it is an incomplete pass if the ball hits the ground before he regains control, or if he regains control out of bounds. Because Cooks did lose control of the ball when he contacted the ground and the ball never contacted the ground, it was ruled an interception by Denver.


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