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Originally Posted by Brad K
Its not a matter of there being nothing conclusive one way or another. Fact is there is nothing to contradict what happened as called by the announcers as it happened. And in their contemporaneous commentary on the replays. They called what they saw. Ball hit Tatum and Harris caught it in the air. The concept of excited utterance comes to mind.
The Raiders to a man chased Harris. Not something they would do if they knew it was an illegal catch or if the ball hit the ground. We see the opposite all the time. Guy grabs a loose ball after a "fumble" and runs for the end zone while everyone else stands around knowing it was an incomplete pass.
The play happened as called by the announcers and as perceived by the players on the field. All that opposes that is theories with no supporting evidence let alone proof.
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So whatever the announcers say is the correct call? Um so why do we have play reviews?
So what if players stand around. It probably means they are not coached right. Most coaches teach players to go until they hear the whistle. Not stand around cause they THINK the play is over.
Makes no difference if the ball hit the ground or not till the whistle blows.