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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Welcome back to Pomp and Joe. You caught us in the middle of a 12-pack. The general is on hold here. We're going to go out and visit him on Friday. So we're going to discuss that in a moment, plus the card of the week. But as I said, Bob, we're now in the middle of a 12-pack. Limits, could you crack one, please? Thank you. And do you have the clip from Mike Tomlin on officiating and how he doesn't call New York? Do you have that? No. That's okay. I have it right here. He was asked yesterday about this, Bob, you know, with the Isaiah Likely situation and what is a catch. He said, it's always been debatable.
What is the significance of the DK Metcalf card mentioned?
I just kind of learned to move on. I moved on from Jesse James, et cetera. I focused my energy on making enough plays to minimize that. That's why you won't hear me calling New York postgame for explanations. It's not going to change the outcome. Well, guess who called New York the day before Tomlin spoke? Bob. Mr. Harbaugh did. And their GM, Mr. DaCosta. Was that a shot at Baltimore or an innocent little opinion?
I think it's a little jab, yeah. I would take it. And when it happened, we're sitting there watching this in the studio there, and I thought, that's a little jab. I thought it was a little jab, and I like it.
How does Mike Tomlin define a catch in football?
A friendly jab, but a little jab, yes. But I would think that eventually that rule is going to have to be looked at again and again because it has been looked at again and again. And while I think the application was correct, I think the application... needs to be a little bit changed. The way they look at that has to be changed. Do you agree with that? Do you think it should be? Because here's the scenario. I was looking at games last night, and I saw one. This is a San Francisco game against Seattle from three years ago where I forget who the receiver was, caught it at the two-yard line, took two steps, held the ball out over the goal line, and was knocked away at that point. But you crossed the goal line.
We've talked about this. You compare it to the Aaron Rodgers play. And like I said the other day, if you're on your knees catching the ball and you're touched, it's apparently immediate play dead. But if you're on your feet and you catch the ball, you practically have to bring the ball back to the sidelines and get it autographed by a fan or autograph it for a fan before it counts. How can it be that different? I just don't know, Bob, that there's a rule that's going to satisfy everybody. It's a tough thing. What constitutes a catch? It's a tough thing to write into the rules. Everybody thinks it's easy. I don't think it's easy to do.
No, I don't know. But, I mean, I trust my eyes on what I think is a catch and what isn't a catch.
Me too. But if you were the guy, you know, in New York and it was the Super Bowl and you looked at it and you said, yeah, you know what, I trust my eyes, that's not going to be good enough.
Maybe it just should be if you have possession. And possession is – Two hands around the ball, or it's clear that you have possession, and the ball crosses the goal line no matter what instance, then it's a touchdown. It's the same concept.
I do like that, yeah.
To me, it's got to be simpler as opposed to being more complicated.
Okay, but here's the complication. You catch a ball in the end zone, how long do you have to possess it before it's legitimately knocked out and incomplete?
How long? You can tell possession? I don't know. I mean, if you're going to put a foot, how many feet? No, just how long.
Let's say I'm just standing there, and I get a nice pass over the middle, I catch it, and a guy knocks it out within a split second. Did he make a good play or is it a touchdown?
No, a split second is a split second. If it's a split second and a half... Well, you can tell possession. I don't know. That's the thing. It's hard to put in writing.
And it's hard to adjudicate during the game at live speed and also even on replay.
And that's why I think they're going to go over this again, the competition committee, of which Mike is a part of.
And I don't think they're going to solve it.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:38
2
What is the significance of the DK Metcalf card mentioned?
0:38–1:12
3
How does Mike Tomlin define a catch in football?
1:12–4:24
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What challenges arise in determining possession in football?
4:24–7:27
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How does the discussion about officiating evolve?
7:27–11:24
Speakers
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