peterpan Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I've never seen that signal before. Since when does double fists, arms spread, signal a fair catch/give up??? I'm wondering when that became a legal signal and/or why the call was overturned?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsGospel Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Because he clearly gave himself up and that would have been the most horrendous call in the history of the sport, just my opinion though. 18 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Ammendment NoMas Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 He should have followed the rules. That would have really helped us get momentum. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suorangefan4 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, BuffaloBillsGospel said: Because he clearly gave himself up and that would have been the most horrendous call in the history of the sport, just my opinion though. Yet if a Houston player picked that up and ran it back for a TD it probably would've counted and not been overturned. And people everywhere would think it was a legit TD and mocking us. Edited January 5, 2020 by suorangefan4 10 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billzgobowlin Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, BuffaloBillsGospel said: Because he clearly gave himself up and that would have been the most horrendous call in the history of the sport, just my opinion though. I get this and understand but little things matter. He made a mental error and he got a pass. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 If you need to rely on a BS call like that then you don't deserve to be there in the first place. Even at the time I thought I hope they overturn it because that's all that will be talked about after the game. Rather we won it fairly, sadly they didn't! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToGoGo Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 And who were those men in black jumpsuits who casually walked up and told the referee what to call? Weird. Never seen that before. Didn't see them again after the game. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpan Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, BuffaloBillsGospel said: Because he clearly gave himself up and that would have been the most horrendous call in the history of the sport, just my opinion though. I'm sorry, but no he didn't. By rule, the only way to clearly give yourself up, is by calling fair catch, or knelling. I guess he could have laid down and curled up in a ball as well. By rule, he fumbled. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 He clearly surrendered the return, under the new rules the play was dead 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suorangefan4 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, RobbRiddick said: If you need to rely on a BS call like that then you don't deserve to be there in the first place. Even at the time I thought I hope they overturn it because that's all that will be talked about after the game. Rather we won it fairly, sadly they didn't! Houston just relied on a BS blindside block rule to win. Why is blocking a guy while coming back to your endzone an automatic penalty? He blocked him like any normal legal block would look facing the other way. Edited January 5, 2020 by suorangefan4 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Just now, peterpan said: I'm sorry, but no he didn't. By rule, the only way to clearly give yourself up, is by calling fair catch, or knelling. I guess he could have laid down and curled up in a ball as well. By rule, he fumbled. welcome to the last five years of the NFL rules, play was ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorin' Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) Idk, in the past that definitely would have been a live ball. But when the ball is kicked into the end zone now, as soon as it touches the ground it's dead now. So I don't see how that's a live ball. Edited January 5, 2020 by Motorin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 1 minute ago, peterpan said: I'm sorry, but no he didn't. By rule, the only way to clearly give yourself up, is by calling fair catch, or knelling. I guess he could have laid down and curled up in a ball as well. By rule, he fumbled. Actually by rule it was an illegal forward pass. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 1 minute ago, peterpan said: I'm sorry, but no he didn't. By rule, the only way to clearly give yourself up, is by calling fair catch, or knelling. I guess he could have laid down and curled up in a ball as well. By rule, he fumbled. wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishPrince Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 8 minutes ago, BuffaloBillsGospel said: Because he clearly gave himself up and that would have been the most horrendous call in the history of the sport, just my opinion though. So how do you feel when someone is running for a break away TD and drops ball while celebrating before endzone? I mean his intent was obviously to score TD 9 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Returntoglory Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Horrible call! Either fair catch or take a knee! These putz announcers saying " Common sense" pisses me off! In 50+ years of watching pro football I have NEVER seen a player just stand there and get a free pass like this. HORRIBLE CALL!!!!!! 6 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) Let’s not cry about this call... There are a few other ones that were worse Edited January 5, 2020 by Aussie Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishPrince Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Just now, Ethan in Portland said: Actually by rule it was an illegal forward pass. so a safety 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, BuffaloBillsGospel said: Because he clearly gave himself up and that would have been the most horrendous call in the history of the sport, just my opinion though. Did you get the memo? This is the part where we Bills fans B word about the officiating and discuss how it resulted in us losing. Again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) If he decided to run and scored a TD that would have counted. 100 percent that would have counted. Ticky tack but that should have been a safety. Edited January 5, 2020 by Binghamton Beast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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