Lestar Jean incompletion

[Bulls on Parade]

I just wish Lestar Jean would have held on to the ball as he hit the ground out of bounds. He had made such a great catch just to keep both feet in the end zone. By rule it was an incomplete pass but he definitely caught the ball and maintained possession in the end zone. He simply lost it on the way down out of bounds. Oh well. Next time Jean will turn that same play into a TD. He can learn from Andre Johnson.

[Mailman]

You are right about that, and as Gary would say.... it was a helluva play by the kid.

I'm cautiously excited to see what Lestar can do given the whispered hype following him the last two training camps. It certainly doesn't hurt that he sorta resembles #80 out there on the field.

[TejasTom]

Originally Posted by Mailman

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Was Kubiak challenging the call based on the crowd response, what he was being told from the booth, or from what he saw on the replay screen? Surely he knows the rule. Right?

The in stadium replay was focused on his feet, the kept going back and forth on that. They never showed the end of the play where the ball was loose until the ref was under the hood.

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[The Pencil Neck]

Originally Posted by ChampionTexan

So when you were viewing at home, did you see the ball come loose before or after the challenge flag was thrown?

I called it incomplete from the initial view at home.

But when the ref said it was ruled out of bounds, I was surprised. I half-expected them to make the wrong call if they were only looking at whether it was in-bounds or not.

If Kubiak heard the ruling as "out of bounds" and then saw the replay, I can see why he'd throw the challenge flag in that case. Someone upstairs should have said, "No. Don't throw it!" though.

[thunderkyss]

Originally Posted by The Pencil Neck

I think mostly we fans want the rule to change in our favor when we're catching the ball and then in our favor when we're on defense.
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I think there has been so much change in the interpretation of that rule that it's a little more confusing than some want to believe. When the ref announced the challenge, he said he was going to see if LeStar's feet came down in-bounds. That's what Kubiak challenged. That's probably what they were looking at in the booth when they told Kubiak to challenge.