http://www.phillysportsblogs.com/eagles/past-stars-return-as-eagles-dominate-bucs.html We Know Philly, We Know Sports Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:42:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.phillysportsblogs.com/eagles/past-stars-return-as-eagles-dominate-bucs.html/comment-page-1#comment-1421 Joseph Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:54:34 +0000 http://www.phillysportsblogs.com/?p=1304#comment-1421 Like I said, it was probably the right call, but if it had been McNabb under that pile groping for the ball, you can bet the officials would require him to have 2 hands on that ball and an awareness of where he was before overturning a call on the field. Frankly, I think Johnson would admit to being shell shocked at that point and not even knowing where HE was, let alone where the ball was !! They hounded him all day and he never settled into any kind of rhythm. The knee down rule would only count if he maintained control all the way down, once on the ground, it normally is possession AND control, and he obviously didn't have control if the Eagles were able to pull the ball free that easily. Like I said, it was probably the right call, but if it had been McNabb under that pile groping for the ball, you can bet the officials would require him to have 2 hands on that ball and an awareness of where he was before overturning a call on the field. Frankly, I think Johnson would admit to being shell shocked at that point and not even knowing where HE was, let alone where the ball was !! They hounded him all day and he never settled into any kind of rhythm. The knee down rule would only count if he maintained control all the way down, once on the ground, it normally is possession AND control, and he obviously didn’t have control if the Eagles were able to pull the ball free that easily.

]]> http://www.phillysportsblogs.com/eagles/past-stars-return-as-eagles-dominate-bucs.html/comment-page-1#comment-1420 BigGreek24 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:43:55 +0000 http://www.phillysportsblogs.com/?p=1304#comment-1420 Funny you mention the penalties - I was saying as I was watching the game that I found it hard to believe that the 0-4 Bucs were playing almost perfect football while the Eagles were committing penalty after penalty. As for the overturn on Johnson's fumble - the replay that showed him cradling the ball against his leg with his knee down was conclusive - as soon as I saw that I even said the Bucs should challenge the play. Funny you mention the penalties – I was saying as I was watching the game that I found it hard to believe that the 0-4 Bucs were playing almost perfect football while the Eagles were committing penalty after penalty. As for the overturn on Johnson’s fumble – the replay that showed him cradling the ball against his leg with his knee down was conclusive – as soon as I saw that I even said the Bucs should challenge the play.

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