The ASJ Fumble

[Patsfanin Philly]

Rule is applied more often than you think. Last week Todd Gurley of the Rams lost a fumble as he was extending for the pylon. Fumble hit the pylon and was ruled a touchback..

Earl Thomas makes nifty play to turn would-be Todd Gurley TD into fumble

 

[SlowGettingUp]

FWIW - Pereira and Blandino agree he fumbled but think not clear enough to overturn based on whether or not he lost control going to the ground out of bounds.

 

[archstanton543]

FWIW - Pereira and Blandino agree he fumbled but think not clear enough to overturn based on whether or not he lost control going to the ground out of bounds.

They're both crazy then. Also what they say doesn't matter.

 

[slam]

We'll pencil in an NFL Timeline: Fumble Touchback Rule for 2031 then.

 

[Uncle Rico]

We can call it the "but ... fumble."

 

[QuantumMechanic]

FWIW - Pereira and Blandino agree he fumbled but think not clear enough to overturn based on whether or not he lost control going to the ground out of bounds.

God help me, but I agree with both of them.

 

[yukon cornelius]

FWIW - Pereira and Blandino agree he fumbled but think not clear enough to overturn based on whether or not he lost control going to the ground out of bounds.

you mean the two guys who no longer have their jobs, and need to generate hits to get paid?

 

[reflexblue]

We can call it the "but ... fumble."

Its been dubbed by a nj paper the 'What fumble' so it rhymes with 'butt fumble'

 

[ahmed]

Everyone here would be livid if this was called against us. There was no indisputable evidence that he did not recover it prior to going out of bounds...therefore call should have stood.

 

[Uncle Rico]

Its been dubbed by a nj paper the 'What fumble' so it rhymes with 'butt fumble'

Mine is funnier.

 

[Ring 6]

It was a bad call.

Do you know anything about football?

 

[yukon cornelius]

Everyone here would be livid if this was called against us. There was no indisputable evidence that he did not recover it prior to going out of bounds...therefore call should have stood.

there was indisputable evidence that he lost possession.....no evidence that he regained it, and the ball still moved when he went to the ground


this is way, way more obvious than people want to believe

 

[Ring 6]

Everyone here would be livid if this was called against us. There was no indisputable evidence that he did not recover it prior to going out of bounds...therefore call should have stood.

That's not correct. (The part about recovering it but the part about how people here would react)

 

[JoeSixPat]

NFL saw “clear and obvious” evidence of Seferian-Jenkins fumble, failure to recover

So – we have another “Tuck Rule” moment in the NFL

And apparently, as with the Tuck Rule, no matter how much anyone wants to argue whether it should be the rule – we now know the rule was applied correctly.

And like the Tuck Rule – which the NFL Competition Committee reviewed and decided to keep for another 13 years – Jets fans, just like Raider fans – will state that they were “robbed” of a win because the NFL (*gasp*) actually followed the rules all the owners agreed to.

It wouldn’t surprise me if they change this rule at some point – because like the Tuck Rule, which was still kept on the books for another 13 years, any rule that benefits the Patriots is deemed a bad or “unfair” rule by the 31 other teams

The hypocrisy is amazing. 31 teams want the rules on the books to be enforced – except when it’s correctly applied in a way that benefits the Patriots. There’s a word for what the Jets want the NFL to do in this case – they want the officials to “cheat” to help them win.

 

[yukon cornelius]

NFL saw “clear and obvious” evidence of Seferian-Jenkins fumble, failure to recover

So – we have another “Tuck Rule” moment in the NFL

And apparently, as with the Tuck Rule, no matter how much anyone wants to argue whether it should be the rule – we now know the rule was applied correctly.

And like the Tuck Rule – which the NFL Competition Committee reviewed and decided to keep for another 13 years – Jets fans, just like Raider fans – will state that they were “robbed” of a win because the NFL (*gasp*) actually followed the rules all the owners agreed to.

It wouldn’t surprise me if they change this rule at some point – because like the Tuck Rule, which was still kept on the books for another 13 years, any rule that benefits the Patriots is deemed a bad or “unfair” rule by the 31 other teams

The hypocrisy is amazing. 31 teams want the rules on the books to be enforced – except when it’s correctly applied in a way that benefits the Patriots. There’s a word for what the Jets want the NFL to do in this case – they want the officials to “cheat” to help them win.

i think this rule stands......they've reviewed it multiple times

 

[Ring 6]

There is nothing wrong with the rule. All rules produce awkward looking results but if you think it's a bad rule how do you change it, remembering it applies to ALL fumbles.

 

[Pats1989]

Do you know anything about football?

Yeah I do....mostly everyone around the league agrees it was a very bad call. If this was against the Patriots, I am sure you would go nuts too.

 

[DaBronxPats14]

It was a bad call.

Some beg to disagree......

Austin Seferian-Jenkins fumble: Referee Tony Corrente says call was 'pretty obvious' in Patriots win over Jets

 

[yukon cornelius]

it was clear he fumbled.....the video clearly established that

the ball was still moving when he hit the ground out of bounds.....if the ball is still moving, possession has not yet been established

how hard is that to understand?

 

[Pats1989]

Some beg to disagree......

Austin Seferian-Jenkins fumble: Referee Tony Corrente says call was 'pretty obvious' in Patriots win over Jets

Rodney Harrison just said it was a bad call...