how are you going to argue that a end zone view is better than a side line view when dealing with distance? do you understand the concept of angles? It was a fumble. It sucks, but it was a fumble
Take it step by step ...
You need both vids to see what happened when. Between them their is not only enough evidence to say it is "inconclusive" which makes it a TD, but enough evidence to prove it actually was a TD without doubt.
#1 The ez view shows conclusively that Pig actually gripped the tip of the ball when he shifted hands. It was NOT coming out at the 1/2YL like the side view seemed to show. He had control with one hand.
#2 Go back to the side view. You'll see him switch hands and appear to "push" the ball into the EZ from @ the 1/2 YL as soon as it left 2 hands. Remember the other view proves he was NOT pushing but controlling the tip originally.
#3 Look at ez view and see when left hand actually lost control and it squirts out of left hand. It happens when the ball is shaken loose by the defenders hit on Pigs swinging feet. That is the moment where control is lost.
#4 Go back to side view and see where feet hit defender and ball shake and change trajectory down. It's PAST the plane of the Goal Line. It's a TD. Pig had control to the plane and maybe 1/4-1/2 yd past before losing control.
It WAS a TD, it was a proper on-field call, it was overturned improperly and furthermore, the debate raging on is proof of itself that this is not conclusive enough to overturn.
The replay booth sent back a very quick reversal. I thougth the same thing at the time, but made a mental note at the time that I would watch it again. When I did it is hard to tell until the endzone view on FB came available.
Now, if anyone wants to actually go through these logical steps, then they can see this for what it is. Unfortunately, it was not important enough for the replay crew who made a knee-jerk decision like I and most others did.
