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Expert: Gustavo Soto Date: 1/24/2002 Subject: Ref call in the Pat's game
Question I am certain you have seen the 'incomplete pass' -fumble play at the end of the last game. My question is if Brady was passing the ball, in the pocket under pressure, and the ball wasn't thrown in the area of an eligable receiver why didn't the official call intentional grounding?
Answer Hi Charles!
Thanks for the question.
The only time the "throw to an eligable receiver"
call would come into effect is would be if the ball
were to actually come out of his hands and hit a spot
or go out of bounds where the ref's could make that
particular call.
I don't know if I am more pissed about losing that
call or more pissed at the defense coordinator
allowing them to romp on us for 60 plus yards in
overtime. With the exception of some lousy safety
play this year I want to blame our shitty defense
on the coordinator. We never really stoped anybody
this year except for week 3 when we beat the crap
out of the seahawks. Our defense coordinator needs
to go.
