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"Surviving the ground" is stupid
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:13 pm
Who the hell thought up that shite
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Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:16 pm to Jabontik
If ground can’t cause fumble why can it cause an incompletion. Should be consistent
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:18 pm to GamerAg
If a WR jumps up catches the ball and loses it when he hits the ground it's incomplete. The ground can't cause a fumble when a player already has possession
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:19 pm to Jabontik
He never had possession
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:19 pm to GamerAg
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ground can’t cause fumble why can it cause an incompletion. Should be consistent
Agreed
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:19 pm to GamerAg
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If ground can’t cause fumble why can it cause an incompletion. Should be consistent
Dang, that really is profound. I seriously think that you just changed my mind about something on the internet. Congratulations!
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:19 pm to UncleFestersLegs
Had two points of contact on the ground before he lost the ball. By rule incomplete, but the guy caught the ball.
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:26 pm to Crimson K
quote:i agree on both points
Had two points of contact on the ground before he lost the ball. By rule incomplete, but the guy caught the ball.
This post was edited on 11/15/25 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:28 pm to Jabontik
I assume they count “surviving the ground as the “football move”
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:28 pm to Jabontik
quote:the NFL when they ruled Dez Bryant’s catch in the playoffs incomplete
Who the hell thought up that shite
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:30 pm to GamerAg
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If ground can’t cause fumble why can it cause an incompletion. Should be consistent
Agreed. The ground should be able to cause fumbles, too.
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:30 pm to GamerAg
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If ground can’t cause fumble why can it cause an incompletion. Should be consistent
Wish I could upvote this common sense 1,000 times
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:32 pm to UltimaParadox
He had possession. It was the ground that knocked it out.
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:33 pm to lsufball19
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the NFL when they ruled Dez Bryant’s catch in the playoffs incomplete
I remember another ridiculous one involving Calvin Johnson
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:37 pm to GamerAg
quote:Because the person who fumbles already has possession. The ground doesn't cause the fumble because he is already down by the ground first.
If ground can’t cause fumble why can it cause an incompletion.
The receiver has to establish possession, irrespective of the ground or anything,
It's the same reason a receiver can "catch" the ball for a split second and if a defender swipes it, it is incomplete, not a fumble. Possession has to be established to make the pass a complete pass.
Establishing possession takes time and completing the act of catching the pass, and making a football move. If going to the ground is part of the act of catching the pass it must be completed through that.
This post was edited on 11/15/25 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:40 pm to New Money
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Agreed. The ground should be able to cause fumbles, too.
Well what the hell ends the play? That should have been a completion and that's it. Its a dumbass rule caused by the Dez fiasco years ago. You would love rugby.
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:43 pm to Jabontik
It's all about possession.
Posted on 11/15/25 at 4:44 pm to genro
I know the current rule. Doesn’t mean it is good rule
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