Comments on: Changing The Fumble Rule http://predominantlyorange.com/2008/09/15/changing-the-fumble-rule/ A Denver Broncos Blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeanne http://predominantlyorange.com/2008/09/15/changing-the-fumble-rule/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Jeanne Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:23:32 +0000 http://predominantlyorange.com/?p=488#comment-441 I am going to be honest, when I saw in the play from the orginal live shot, I thought it was an incomplete pass too.  Also, in a way, giving the ball to SanDiego might have been unfair to the Broncos because who is to say that players didn't go for the ball because the whisle was blow? It could have certainly be argued. The refs didn't take the game away from SanDiego, they kept the Broncos from screwing themselves out of the win. SanDiego still was unable to stop the touchdown, stop the 2-pt conversion (which looked like exactly the same play as the touchdown) and they couldn't drive down the field quick enough to get a field goal that would have won the game for them. I understand why fans are upset and I would be too but there are other factors that went into the Charger' loss. I am going to be honest, when I saw in the play from the orginal live shot, I thought it was an incomplete pass too. 

Also, in a way, giving the ball to SanDiego might have been unfair to the Broncos because who is to say that players didn’t go for the ball because the whisle was blow? It could have certainly be argued.

The refs didn’t take the game away from SanDiego, they kept the Broncos from screwing themselves out of the win. SanDiego still was unable to stop the touchdown, stop the 2-pt conversion (which looked like exactly the same play as the touchdown) and they couldn’t drive down the field quick enough to get a field goal that would have won the game for them. I understand why fans are upset and I would be too but there are other factors that went into the Charger’ loss.

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