OK, based on this link, I'm reversing myself in part. The ball did touch the ground, you can see it in the .gif at the end of the article. However, I still don't think the rule should have even come into play, because in the process of going to the ground, Bryant takes a step after getting both feet down. This, in my mind, should take the "process" rule they applied out of the discussion, because going to the ground is no longer part of the process of the catch. http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/laces-...c-playoffs-dez-bryant-catch-overturned-011115
Then rule is you have to maintain control once going to the ground. The steps for some reason don't matter Not a catch. Shifty rule, right call no matter how bad I want it not to be.
Still don't see it definitively hit the ground. Could have been his arm. again you can deduce it hit the ground, but here's the thing, 3 steps and a lunge for the endzone isn't a football move? That's ridiculous. Not to mention the ball popped up and back into his hands, if the ball hit the ground which it may have, I'm just saying its not visible like the the Randall Cobb play is, his arm is still around it, then it pops up into his hands. My argument is that if this wasn't a catch the play in the fist half damn sure wasn't a catch. What's happened here is officials have been put in a position to where now they determine outcomes of games instead of players, unless they are consistent, much like an umpire with no strike zone.
