Rule Change. ie Jackson Play

[Eagle Baseball]

On the Jackson play if the refs correctly applied the rule and correctly awarded the ball to Philly on the one yard line than I think that rule needs changed. He fumbled backwards if they gave the ball to Philly I think they should have got it where the ball came to rest.

I understand once the official blows the whistle the play is over and maybe that is what needs changed. Because I believe that even if a Cowboy player would have CORRECTLY seen that it was a fumble and fell on the ball Philly would have retained the ball because the official would have blown his whistle when he INCORRECTLY called the play a TD.

[Daddymike59]

I believe that if Dallas would have IMMEDIATELY covered the ball, it would have been a change of posseision. NOTHING will excuse that dumbass play however.

[moochman]

The refs shouldn't have blown the play dead until the ball was recovered. Mostly though, the Cowboys or any players, should be coached to jump on any loose ball around the goalline as if it were a fumble.

[mikus]

I believe that if Dallas would have IMMEDIATELY covered the ball, it would have been a change of posseision. NOTHING will excuse that dumbass play however.

Actually, that is not true. Just like the San Diego-Denver call, since the whistle blew the play dead it would have remained Philly's possession on the one-yard line, even if Dallas had recovered. Sucky rule.

Appearing on Tuesday’s Dan Patrick Show, NFL director of officiating Mike Pereira explained that the Dallas Cowboys could not have recovered the loose ball that receiver DeSean Jackson discarded as he was on the doorstep of the end zone during Monday night’s game.

The outcome, then, is the same as it was on Sunday between the Chargers and the Broncos. The ball was dead when it hit the ground.

[LeBron James]

I believe that if Dallas would have IMMEDIATELY covered the ball, it would have been a change of posseision. NOTHING will excuse that dumbass play however.

Actually, that is not true. Just like the San Diego-Denver call, since the whistle blew the play dead it would have remained Philly's possession on the one-yard line, even if Dallas had recovered. Sucky rule.

Appearing on Tuesday’s Dan Patrick Show, NFL director of officiating Mike Pereira explained that the Dallas Cowboys could not have recovered the loose ball that receiver DeSean Jackson discarded as he was on the doorstep of the end zone during Monday night’s game.

The outcome, then, is the same as it was on Sunday between the Chargers and the Broncos. The ball was dead when it hit the ground.

Yeah, that's a terrible rule, "once the whistle blows the play is dead". EVERY play should be reviewable and made right. It doens't matter if the whistle blew or not. That's the stupidest rule ever.

[smackthefirst]

I believe that if Dallas would have IMMEDIATELY covered the ball, it would have been a change of posseision. NOTHING will excuse that dumbass play however.

Actually, that is not true. Just like the San Diego-Denver call, since the whistle blew the play dead it would have remained Philly's possession on the one-yard line, even if Dallas had recovered. Sucky rule.

Appearing on Tuesday’s Dan Patrick Show, NFL director of officiating Mike Pereira explained that the Dallas Cowboys could not have recovered the loose ball that receiver DeSean Jackson discarded as he was on the doorstep of the end zone during Monday night’s game.

The outcome, then, is the same as it was on Sunday between the Chargers and the Broncos. The ball was dead when it hit the ground.

Yeah, that's a terrible rule, "once the whistle blows the play is dead". EVERY play should be reviewable and made right. It doens't matter if the whistle blew or not. That's the stupidest rule ever.

While I agree that the "whistle rule" can sometimes cause plays to not be reviewable, I can't see them allowing the plays to be reviewed if the whistle blows. The problem is that once the whistle blows, the play stops and so do the players. If players realize that a play could be reviewed after the whistle blows, then no one would stop on the whistle. This would lead to more injuries and all out chaos basically. The only way to deal with this is to train the refs to be a little more reluctant with their whistles.

[eaglesrule]

the problem is the whistle is the whistle in sports. If you start having conditionals, it stops being the signal to stop play. It's unfortunate, and logically the result of the plays are stupid, but the whistle is supposed to signify the end of the action -- "you play to the whistle" not some undefined point thereafter. It is weird though, and that was so stupid.