This one confuses me and maybe somebody can clarify the rule relative to what Blandino said on NFLN.
The play I'm referring to is when Cribbs appeared to fumble or muff the punt and the initial call was a fumble recovered by the Broncos. It was reversed on review. Blandino said the circumstance was different than Bryant's non catch in the sense that Cribbs could not fumble the ball but rather muff it (although the Bryant play was not about a fumble but initial possession). After they reviewed the play they saw a catch by Cribbs, his knee down and then the ball came out after he hit the ground.
But if this had been a receiver attempting to catch a pass, would this not be ruled an incomplete pass due to the fact he needs to maintain possession all the way through to the point he hits the ground
So I guess I'm unclear as to what the requirement is for posession relative to a muff and why the requirement for possession of a received punt is different than possession for a pass.
If you can provide specific text from the rulebook, that would be very much appreciated.
By the way I was by no means displeased with this call, I was simply surprised and I hate giving in to emotional conclusions without understanding facts and rules.
The play I'm referring to is when Cribbs appeared to fumble or muff the punt and the initial call was a fumble recovered by the Broncos. It was reversed on review. Blandino said the circumstance was different than Bryant's non catch in the sense that Cribbs could not fumble the ball but rather muff it (although the Bryant play was not about a fumble but initial possession). After they reviewed the play they saw a catch by Cribbs, his knee down and then the ball came out after he hit the ground.
But if this had been a receiver attempting to catch a pass, would this not be ruled an incomplete pass due to the fact he needs to maintain possession all the way through to the point he hits the ground
So I guess I'm unclear as to what the requirement is for posession relative to a muff and why the requirement for possession of a received punt is different than possession for a pass.
If you can provide specific text from the rulebook, that would be very much appreciated.
By the way I was by no means displeased with this call, I was simply surprised and I hate giving in to emotional conclusions without understanding facts and rules.