Originally posted by Dirtmcgirt66
So before you give us the answer to everything...what do you think about this play http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=712828&pbp_id=1050335. Does that change your opinion?bort once told me before knocked loose was implemented was that a "drop" was anytime a WR made an active play on the ball to catch it but failed. Basically, if it hits his hands and he doesn't hold it, it's a drop.
but that means it also doesn't have to be caught.
IMO, looking at that replay it looks like the ball came in, he got a hand or two on it but never held it, and the defender knocked the ball out with his own hands or hit/shove the body enough to make it come out.
The replay says "caught and knocked loose" but I believe "caught" = "touch the hands of the receiver" in the sim and not actually grabbed the ball and had it in his hands. Sometimes it does, but not always.