Was the 2 pt replay review the best replay ever??

[Objection]

the receiver must posses the ball all the way through even in the end zone. it's not like a RB who breaks the plain when he dives over a pile. even though he had control of the ball over the plane, it was not a catch until the 2nd act, where he posssessed the ball while on his back.

No because he took possession of the ball outside of the endzone and then brought the ball across to break the plane.If he took possession of the ball in the endzone then it would have been incomplete for not completing the entire act of the catch.

 

[OnWisconsin]

all pass completion rules are the same, regardless of where they take place on the field. i just looked up the rule, and that's my interpretation of it. there are no circumstantial rules for where the pass/catch takes place. if a receiver catches the ball, he must go through the entire act before possession is granted, regardless of where the catch takes place. even though he broke the plane on the initial catch, it would have been ruled incomplete if not for the 2nd effort because he never executed the entire catch on the first attempt.

 

[Objection]

What matters is how the ball crosses the goal line.If it is thrown over then the complete act of the catch has to be completed.

If it is carried over then the ball just has to break the plane as long as the receiver has possession and control of it.
Breaking the plane by bringing the ball over ends the play and the points are counted.
As Hache Man said if it had been anywhere else on the field it's no catch.

 

[OnWisconsin]

wrong. it's like a guy who goes high in the air at the half yard line, catches the ball in both hands, he breaks the plain while in the act of coming down, but when he hits the ground in the end zone the ball comes out. that's an incompletion.

you guys are mistaking this for a ball carrier who extends himself..... the instant the carrier breaks the plane, it's an immediate TD and no fumble can be forced.

possession rules apply for all receivers, regardless of where they occur

 

[Objection]

The referees explaination after the review was that the receiver had possession while breaking the plane which indicates the play stops after the plane is broken.

If the rule is technically something different than that shouldn't the officials know something as basic as that?

 

[quantumleap]

wrong. it's like a guy who goes high in the air at the half yard line, catches the ball in both hands, he breaks the plain while in the act of coming down, but when he hits the ground in the end zone the ball comes out. that's an incompletion.

you guys are mistaking this for a ball carrier who extends himself..... the instant the carrier breaks the plane, it's an immediate TD and no fumble can be forced.

possession rules apply for all receivers, regardless of where they occur

Agreed. Why should there be any difference between a receiver catching the ball in the field of play and falling into the end zone only to get the ball jarred out and a player already in the end zone dropping the ball upon hitting the ground?

As long as both are in the act of receiving the ball and not a part of another play both are incomplete. The act of passing over the goal line isn't any different than already being in the end zone.