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Originally Posted by Torn
The NFL's competition committee is considering reviving a proposal that would enable the referee to award possession of the ball to the defensive team after a replay review on a play on which the officials erroneously ruled that the offensive ballcarrier had been down by contact before fumbling.
-- Washington Post
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WTF? How is making the game more subjective going to help with correctly officiating said game.
How about this:
1. If your knee is down (not a shoulder or a hand or any other part of the body) the ball carrier is down.
2. If the ball carrier does not have possession of the ball before his knee is down or the whistle has blown the play dead, it’s a fumble.
No more of this “ground can’t cause a fumble” shit.