NFL 2025-2026 Season

[AZ.]

The biggest issue is them staying healthy for a season. Not so much quality drop off.

Most first round QBs are lucky to stay in league a few years.....Staying healthy is one part, playing up to NFL speed is another.

 

[meStevo]

I agree. What they did is what they have been calling an expedited review.

No they didn't. It was a turnover so it is always reviewed. There was nothing that required a full review so it wasn't triggered.

The ref never even went to the Booth. The Bills called time out to stop the Broncos from running a play and he still never even looked at it.

How is this not a catch


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But THIS is?


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Because Adams established possession and his knee went down before the ball came out. In Buffalo there was no possession until after surviving the ground because he left his feet to get the ball.

 

[b4pjoe]

No they didn't. It was a turnover so it is always reviewed. There was nothing that required a full review so it wasn't triggered.



Because Adams established possession and his knee went down before the ball came out. In Buffalo there was no possession until after surviving the ground because he left his feet to get the ball.

He clearly caught the pass, rolled on the ground while still possessing the ball which means he was down with the ball. Then the defensive player stripped the ball away as as they both rolled over.

 

[meStevo]

He clearly caught the pass, rolled on the ground while still possessing the ball which means he was down with the ball. Then the defensive player stripped the ball away as as they both rolled over.

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He never stablished possession because he lost the ball when he went to the ground. Just like someone toe tapping on the sideline as they fall down and don't complete the process by losing it when they hit the ground. You've gotta stop looking at still frames to pre-judge the outcome, because none of them show possession - because he never established it. The rules are clear.


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When you slow plays down to 1/100th the speed, it distorts what actually happened and makes it look like, in this case, Cooks possessed the ball for seconds prior to losing it. The game is not played in slow motion or frame by frame.​

For a catch:
A) Secure control of the ball
B) Two feet down in bounds
C) After (a) and (b) have been fulfilled, clearly performs any act common to the game (e.g., extend the ball forward, take an additional step, tuck the ball away and turn upfield, or avoid or ward off an opponent), or he maintains control of the ball long enough to do so.

C is where there is a judgement needed since A and B are clearly met. Now consider this note to the rule:If a player, who satisfied (a) and (b), but has not satisfied (c), contacts the ground and loses control of the ball, it is an incomplete pass if the ball hits the ground before he regains control, or if he regains control out of bounds.

Because Cooks did lose control of the ball when he contacted the ground and the ball never contacted the ground, it was ruled an interception by Denver.​

If there was no defender in this play and he lost the ball when he did (which has happened before) it would have been ruled incomplete.

He has to survive the ground and doesn't, it's very clear and not a difficult call.

 

[Don in CT]

Most first round QBs are lucky to stay in league a few years.....Staying healthy is one part, playing up to NFL speed is another.

Coaching plays a role too. Having good support helps. Would Brady or Mahomes have been successful with the Jets.

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