[Petrak] – Officials told Stefanski they didn’t call intentional grounding on a play on the winning drive because OL Michael Dunn had reported as an eligible receiver and was in area.
November 22, 2024
[Petrak] – Officials told Stefanski they didn’t call intentional grounding on a play on the winning drive because OL Michael Dunn had reported as an eligible receiver and was in area.
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Even with this, Steelers fans and the media will tell you this was a terrible call
I am not super familiar with this rule/penalty, does Winston getting hit as he was throwing change the outcome as well?
Before the play, #68 was declared eligible. The ref was clearly audible during his announcement. The rules analyst failed to note this during the broadcast. I was surprised Herbie also failed to mention this when they were looking at the play. Not a controversial penalty whatsoever.
As much as the refs screw things up on subjective calls I have to give them props on being on top of this technical call.
The ball took a weird trajectory off his hand, hard to call it intentional grounding imo
Okay am I not understanding this right tho? He was hit as he threw it, and it definitely looked as tho it affected the throw. Would it have been the same result? Probably. But you can’t say that for certain
What about Tomlin being able to decline a penalty twice and then accept it? Can’t wait for that Madden addition where you can have rules explained to you as the most tenured coach
Good because that’s what I was screaming at my TV. “68 REPORTED!”
The call was correct.
The only bad call was Tomlin accepting and giving them 3rd and 7 over 4th and 2.
Honestly I hate intentional grounding as a rule. We make up this dumbass definition of a “realistic chance at completion” that says the ball just has to be in the vicinity. Obviously shitty passes shouldn’t be called for grounding but throwing the ball into the dirt 5 feet from their running back should be. It’s basically the only time the QB actually intentionally grounds the football to avoid a loss of yards and can’t be called because what determines a “realistic chance at completion” is stupid af.
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10 comments
Even with this, Steelers fans and the media will tell you this was a terrible call
I am not super familiar with this rule/penalty, does Winston getting hit as he was throwing change the outcome as well?
Before the play, #68 was declared eligible. The ref was clearly audible during his announcement. The rules analyst failed to note this during the broadcast. I was surprised Herbie also failed to mention this when they were looking at the play. Not a controversial penalty whatsoever.
As much as the refs screw things up on subjective calls I have to give them props on being on top of this technical call.
The ball took a weird trajectory off his hand, hard to call it intentional grounding imo
Okay am I not understanding this right tho? He was hit as he threw it, and it definitely looked as tho it affected the throw. Would it have been the same result? Probably. But you can’t say that for certain
What about Tomlin being able to decline a penalty twice and then accept it? Can’t wait for that Madden addition where you can have rules explained to you as the most tenured coach
Good because that’s what I was screaming at my TV. “68 REPORTED!”
The call was correct.
The only bad call was Tomlin accepting and giving them 3rd and 7 over 4th and 2.
Honestly I hate intentional grounding as a rule. We make up this dumbass definition of a “realistic chance at completion” that says the ball just has to be in the vicinity. Obviously shitty passes shouldn’t be called for grounding but throwing the ball into the dirt 5 feet from their running back should be. It’s basically the only time the QB actually intentionally grounds the football to avoid a loss of yards and can’t be called because what determines a “realistic chance at completion” is stupid af.