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I don't ever remember an intentional grounding call made when the QB has gotten his arm hit while throwing. I was so surprised that the call was intentional grounding. I didn't even think for one second it was intentional grounding because when the QB gets hit while throwing I have never seen it. My thoughts completely centered around whether it was a fumble or not. Its obviously wasn't bridgewater intentions to throw it where the ball landed because his arm was hit. I was baffled the commentators didn't say anything. I watch a lot of football and I can't remember a similar call. Can yall?
 
It was an iffy call but to me not because it was close to Smythe. I don't blame the refs for ruling Smythe a non-receiver since he really was just blocking.

My beef with the call was as you said, his arm was hit. The ball was not able to achieve any velocity and the arm was stopped from extending towards the receivers to the left. If this is how they rule it, pretty much any errant pass while the QB is getting hit should become grounding.

Edit for clarity - I don't think he was trying to throw it away, the defender just impeded the throw which happens all the time with no flags.
 
Awful call, apparently they needed to give the spotter more time to see something that wasn't there. Ridiculous on all accounts, just a very bad series of events altogether. Unfortunately all to be swept under the turf just a joke by the league.
 
fish_fan said:
It was an iffy call but to me not because it was close to Smythe. I don't blame the refs for ruling Smythe a non-receiver since he really was just blocking.

My beef with the call was as you said, his arm was hit. The ball was not able to achieve any velocity and the arm was stopped from extending towards the receivers to the left. If this is how they rule it, pretty much any errant pass while the QB is getting hit should become grounding.

Edit for clarity - I don't think he was trying to throw it away, the defender just impeded the throw which happens all the time with no flags.
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There is nothing in the rule about whether the eligible receiver was blocking or not. Also, you are correct about the arm getting hit. Just a BS call on both points. Trent Green and the former official on the broadcast said that is not how it is usually called.
 
With all these crazy intrinsic rules Being tweaked we really need these refs to be a valuated on a weekly basis and be held accountable, it’s getting ridiculous.
 
no doubt we got screwed on that call....there's just no two backs about it but we're the Dolphins so we don’t get the benefit of the doubt very often
 
First, the OP is correct - when your arm is hit there is no way to know where the ball was intended to go so it’s never called IG. If it were a thing, you’d see it called or debated every time a QBs arm gets hit and a ball lands incomplete in some random part of the field.

Second - to the OPs point, the ONLY thing you ever see is a discussion as to whether it was a forward pass or fumble.

Third - the nonsense Steratore told us about Smythe being engaged as a blocker is BS. I’ve seen plenty of non-IG plays due to the all hitting a TE or RB in the back of the ankles or feet while they are blocking. I think he made that one up. But it doesn’t matter because see point 1.

And no 4 - it was intended for Mostert

Terrible call. No excuse for it
 
One of the worst calls I have ever seen frankly, I can't remember one other situation where the arm is hit like that and they are trying to determine if going forward so a pass and incomplete or if not that, the arm not going forward and a fumble, to then be called intentional grounding. Yes we all know he wasn't intending to throw the ball 3 yards into the back of the feet of blockers, such dimwits.
 
Anyone else question the geno smith non grounding in the second td Seahawks scored?

Anyone care to compare both plays ?
 
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