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Originally Posted by Kiimosabi
Are you trying to tell me this is a "contested catch"
dude this place lol
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See - this is why I say this invites a semantics quibble.
The only thing that keeps that from being a 'contested catch' is that the safety misjudged his angle.
If that safety puts a shoulder into Ross's ribs as he extends for the ball, he's gonna blow the shit out of him. Ross put himself into a lot of traffic and exposed himself to a monster shot to go up and snag that ball.
I would say that there's absolutely a way to define 'contested catch' that includes this ball. I'd say if there's a 'business decision' that can be made and/or a possibility that the DB can make a play on the ball, that's a contested catch.
I'd guess that your definition really only includes plays where a DB could potentially get a hand on the ball? I think that's too narrow.