re: Shaw's response to Sternberger fumble

Sternberger was sure hands all night long, but in this one instance he wasn't able to hang on to the ball...why?... not because he dropped the ball but because he fumbled after being hit by a Tiger db. When a receiver begins to transfer the ball to one side of his body doesn't that indicate control regardless of how many steps he takes or is tackled?

Todays interpretation of the "rule" is surely different that it once was. For example, in 1968 did the NY Jet's Don Maynard make the greatest catch of his career in the AFL championship or no? At 3:00 in the attached clip Maynard makes an over-the-shoulder catch that he quickly fumbles after being tackled in the red zone.

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Today there is a high probability that Maynard's catch would be considered an incomplete pass and, as a result, American football folklore would be forever different.

So some say "get over it" but for me CVL sums it up best, "show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser".