Dropping the Ball at the 1/2 Yardline

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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I'm fine with Taylor being out there all the time ...... I'm just going to be really fucking pissed beyond belief if he gets another TD overturned from dropping the ball too early.

In fact, IF HE DOES ever do it again in a Colts uniform, I might have to apologize to l Chopped Wood l for criticizing his desire to have him cut from the team.

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It won't happen.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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I'm fine with Taylor being out there all the time ...... I'm just going to be really fucking pissed beyond belief if he gets another TD overturned from dropping the ball too early.

In fact, IF HE DOES ever do it again in a Colts uniform, I might have to apologize to l Chopped Wood l for criticizing his desire to have him cut from the team.

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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

It won't happen again.

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Maybe not with Taylor ....... but it will indeed happen again, and again, and again, and again, as it has been happening for decades and decades already.



https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lV1LyCcPtfo


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[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by apballin

Danny Trevathan(broncos) picked Joe Flacco (ravens) and returned it for an apparent TD until closer review showed him dropping the ball just as he crossed the 2 yard line.

My point is the farther away from the goal line the easier it is to confirm.

Desean Jackson not only dropped it early but it landed behind him, again making it clearly evident

JT made a colossal mistake by dropping early but I’m still not convinced it wasn’t a TD.

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DeSean Jackson dropped the ball at the 1/2-yardline. It landed behind him because he flipped it backwards.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvPaTX2Ha4E


Trevathan did not drop the ball at the 2 yardline, he dropped it at the 1 yardline.


https://www.baltimoreravens.com/vide...p-six-11077318


I know what your point is, and I agreed with it. Almost every time that it has been called, it was clear-cut, and ruled a drop upon review. As I stated, players almost never drop the ball at the 2 yardline and rarely drop it at the 1-yardline. They almost always drop it 1/2 of a yard early or less. Trevathan's dropping against the Ravens was a rare case in which a player dropped a full yard early.

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[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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DeSean Jackson dropped the ball at the 1/2-yardline. It landed behind him because he flipped it backwards.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvPaTX2Ha4E


Trevathan did not drop the ball at the 2 yardline, he dropped it at the 1 yardline.


https://www.baltimoreravens.com/vide...p-six-11077318


I know what your point is, and I agreed with it. Almost every time that it has been called, it was a clear-cut, and ruled a drop upon review. As I stated, players almost never drop the ball at the 2 yardline and rarely drop it at the 1-yardline. They almost always drop it 1/2 of a yard early or less. Trevathan's dropping against the Ravens was a rare case in which a player dropped a full yard early.

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I just did some research, and believe it or not, I found a player who dropped the ball at the 4-yardline ........ the 4-yardline !!! )

It was in a I-AA game between William & Mary and Hampton University.

Fast-forward to the 10-minute mark of this video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPFb311jx_c

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