It was a catch

It won’t change anything but — it was a catch.  Dez Bryant went up and caught the well-thrown ball, brought it into his body, landed on his feet, took two steps and dove for the goal line.  Despite what the officials ruled, that was a football move.  When the hand holding the ball hit the ground the ball popped out but Dez immediately recovered the ball in the end zone.  The ground can’t cause a fumble and he was down by contact when his knees touched the ground, about the same time as the ball popped loose.   The Cowboys should have had a first down inside the five yard line. Continue reading “It was a catch”