11-26-2016, 09:53 PM
OK. I always DVD the games and rewatch later. So i have a question about the overtime period that is really perplexing. So let me describe it and if anyone can expalin the call that was made by the refs, please do.
In the overtime when UC had the ball, the QB dropped back to pass and it looked like he'd lost control of the ball on a pass motion and the ball hit the ground in front of him in what the fans and myself thought was a fumble. But the refs called it an incomplete pass bcause of the motion of his arm forward. So here is my question:
If he was in the throwing motion and the ball hit practically in front of him only a few feet away, why wouldn't that be "intentional grounding". The ball didn't go anywhere near the line of scrimmage and he was under pressure at the time of the pass which I understand is different than "spiking" the ball to stop clock.
So if he had control of the ball and was being pressured and then "threw" it at his feet, wouldn't that be grounding? Grounding is loss of down and a yardage penalty. But the refs bailed UC out on the call i assume. It doesn't make sense to me and maybe someone can enlighten me on that.
Thanks.
In the overtime when UC had the ball, the QB dropped back to pass and it looked like he'd lost control of the ball on a pass motion and the ball hit the ground in front of him in what the fans and myself thought was a fumble. But the refs called it an incomplete pass bcause of the motion of his arm forward. So here is my question:
If he was in the throwing motion and the ball hit practically in front of him only a few feet away, why wouldn't that be "intentional grounding". The ball didn't go anywhere near the line of scrimmage and he was under pressure at the time of the pass which I understand is different than "spiking" the ball to stop clock.
So if he had control of the ball and was being pressured and then "threw" it at his feet, wouldn't that be grounding? Grounding is loss of down and a yardage penalty. But the refs bailed UC out on the call i assume. It doesn't make sense to me and maybe someone can enlighten me on that.
Thanks.