Originally Posted by
A-Tex Devil
I think the rule can be easily fixed. That should be a catch 100 times out of 100.
The reason for the rule was when a player goes up in the air and lands on his back, his shoulder, his a**, whatever, that he must hold on to the ball and not let the ground jar it loose.
This is different -- CJ had not one, but 2 feet on the ground, and while he was "in the act of falling" he actually made about 3 football moves - catching it, bringing it in, turning left, then holding it out again with his hand (which was the ultimate show of "I got this").
Again, interpreted literally, maybe it's the correct call as he was always "in the act of falling", but when the rule was made, I **GUARANTEE** that a catch like that was not what the league wanted to rule an incompletion.
Go watch Lance Moore's touchdown in the Super Bowl. That was less of a catch if this wasn't a catch.