skones wrote:trwi7 wrote:Profound23 wrote:
Yeah, on super athletic plays if it's 50/50 I'm giving the player the call.
It...wasn't 50/50.
You're right, it should have been a touchdown. I'm not sure how you can enforce that toes establish yourself in bounds on the sideline and not in the endzone. That seems like a huge inconsistency. Both toes looked like they were clearly down and inbounds before his left heel hit.
But that's a rule issue, not a call issue. My understanding is if your heel comes down as part of the catch movement - like falling backwards, toe taps first, but heel naturally comes down - your entire foot, heel included, is part of consideration for the catch. If your heel doesn't come down as part of the catch - falling forwards, so you just drag your toes - your foot is just the toe of your shoe.