ground can't cause a fumble?

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Honest question; why wasn't Kmet's "fumble" called that way? Didn't the ball jar loose caused by his elbow hitting the ground?

Just want to understand how the rule is applied...
 

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Cold Cement and Jugs Mooney looking like they deserve the hype they get here.
 

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Okay, I get that. Kmet did not complete the catch, so it was still a live ball because it hadn't touched the ground, correct?
 

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Daltons 1st int he threw too high

Daltons 2nd int he threw too low
 

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Honest question; why wasn't Kmet's "fumble" called that way? Didn't the ball jar loose caused by his elbow hitting the ground?

Just want to understand how the rule is applied...

You have to complete the process of a catch and be touched before the ground cannot cause a fumble.... He had done neither of those things.
 

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Honest question; why wasn't Kmet's "fumble" called that way? Didn't the ball jar loose caused by his elbow hitting the ground?

Just want to understand how the rule is applied...

Asife from it being an Int not a fumble, the ground can cause a fumble if you were not touched or did not give yourself up prior to the fumble.

The statement that the ground cannot cause a fumble is based on the premide that you were touched/tackled by the defense and this once you hit the ground you are down.
 

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Taking unnecessary shots at Mooney and JJ to stir up CCS is my bit. You will receive bills for your copyright infringement soon
Do you still think Mooney is a viable #2? He has incompletions where the ball hit his hands every week now.
 

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Do you still think Mooney is a viable #2? He has incompletions where the ball hit his hands every week now.
I didn't see a drop from him yesterday, but yeah he's had quite a few pretty big drops to me this year. I still think he's pretty solid but needs to improve on that. He's a borderline #2/3. Kmet is a useful player but he's moving towards being pretty disappointing for what we were hoping for from him to me.
 

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