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Message: <blockquote data-quote="adambr2" data-source="post: 761765" data-attributes="member: 7277">And we're discussing it.  If you're going to propose rule changes for discussion, no reason to get defensive when people point out the holes and flaws with it.The 'control' aspect is not defined solely by the the eyeball test, you have to meet the criteria of becoming a runner or controlling to the ground.  Part of the whole point of that is allowing control to be established for a long enough period of time to satisfy the definition of a catch.A ball can actually be possessed for only 1/10th of a second at game speed in the NFL quite easily, so if that doesn't satisfy the eye test for you, where are you drawing the line?  A receiver catches a ball in the middle of the field, the safety over the top takes an additional step and drills him and the ball comes out.  What's your call?See the problem here?  You're actually removing the most black and white thing about the catch rule and now relying almost solely on the eye test.  This isnt going to reduce controversy, it will multiply it...</blockquote>

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