The question wasn't about he left knee.. it was his right knee that was out of bounds he landed on his left foot and his other leg (knee) hit the sideline therefore he was considered out of bounds... at least thats what I understood when watching the game.
I'm almost positive it doesn't matter. For example when they're reviewing a fumble. It's if the ball came out before or after his first knee touched the ground thus being "down." It's the same thing in the end zone.His other knee and feet don't matter because he had secured the ball at the point that his knee touched the surface in bounds.
To be honest I don't think I've ever looked into any of those stickied threads ever. I don't even see them whenever I jump on HF. I think I just mentally blocked them for some odd reason. I think it's because it looks so cluttered.
To be honest I don't think I've ever looked into any of those stickied threads ever. I don't even see them whenever I jump on HF. I think I just mentally blocked them for some odd reason. I think it's because it looks so cluttered.
I'm almost positive it doesn't matter. For example when they're reviewing a fumble. It's if the ball came out before or after his first knee touched the ground thus being "down." It's the same thing in the end zone.His other knee and feet don't matter because he had secured the ball at the point that his knee touched the surface in bounds.
When it's in regards to a catch.. in order for it to be a completion.. the WR has to first have both feet be inbounds and has to have full control of the ball throughout the full motion of the catch. so in Ballards case.. he caught the ball had full control over it and made contact inbounds with the one leg but did not get both knees or feet inbounds therefore it was ruled an incompletion.
I'm almost positive it doesn't matter. For example when they're reviewing a fumble. It's if the ball came out before or after his first knee touched the ground thus being "down." It's the same thing in the end zone.His other knee and feet don't matter because he had secured the ball at the point that his knee touched the surface in bounds.
You can't be down via a knee until you have established possession inbounds, which requires two feet (or knees, in this case).
Step 1: receivers must establish possession inbounds.
Step 2: take a knee/ down yourself via one knee.
You can't do step 2 without first doing step 1.
Your example of the rusher fumbling, the rusher has already established possession of the ball, and has not left the field of play. Plus, a rushing play is always live, but an incomplete pass is a dead play. In order to make a reception "live", you have to receive the ball, establish possession, AND be fully inbounds before the play can continue. The play was dead because he wasn't inbounds under the rules of the NFL, and you can't "take a knee" to down yourself before completing the reception completely within the field of play.
-Before we get to anything else, YU DARVISH. This guy is going to make someone a contender right away. He'll be the best pitcher to ever come out of Japan, that's how much I love this kid. 25 years old, he's ready to play right away. 6'5", throws SEVEN "plus pitches"... seven!
Kid's going to get PAID too...
-Bedard in Pittsburgh is perfect for him. I've tried to follow the Pirates in the past, it'll definitely be easier now.
-Looking forward to seeing which team ponies up Pujols' retirement contract. I think he'll end up back in St.Louis, honestly. Just a gut feeling. If he leaves St. Louis, it will be on an 8+ year mega-contract that some team is going to regret when they're paying Albert $22+ mil/yr to produce .280-25hr-85rbi-80r by the middle of that contract.
-Miami Marlins? I honestly don't know what to think about this:
It sort of makes me want to vomit, but then let the vomit dry and hang it in a gallery somewhere. It's a graphically nice design, it just does not belong anywhere NEAR a baseball game.
-Miami, Part 2: Jose Reyes is not your answer. Good luck with that. Bell was nice though, although I imagine Ozzie Guillen will find a way to make this team of superstar-spare-parts implode by August.
-Texans win the World Series this year, or jinx themselves for the next two decades. Something has to give.
-bring back the Expos... look, a guy can dream, can't he? Let me have this one...
