Did Stonum tip the 3rd and 5 pass?
Watch the clip of the pass to Roundtree down to the two very carefully. Stonum is running a crossing route underneath and sticks a hand up. It looks like the ball changes trajectory very slightly, but enough to make a tight spiral wobble.
If so, just amazing concentration by Roundtree, and a pretty lucky as well.
(Apologies for not knowing how to embed video. Any help?)
September 13th, 2010 at 12:20 PM ^
I'm pretty sure he didnt tip it. It goes over him by a few feet, and Stonum keeps running without changing his path or jumping. Add that to the fact that the pass was dead-on between Roundtree's numbers. If it hadn't been exact, the coverage was too good to complete the pass.
If it was tipped, it was a 1/1000 chance that it goes right to his numbers and gets caught. But looking at replays, I don't think it was.
September 13th, 2010 at 12:26 PM ^
that it was pass interference on Notre Dame's #22 on that play?
Obviously, it doesn't matter with the resulting catch, but watching it live I thought he was draped all over Roundtree.
September 13th, 2010 at 12:41 PM ^
I think it needed to be something more like the clipping penalty we got for Grady's block that he whiffed on, clearly more contact = no penalty.
September 13th, 2010 at 3:33 PM ^
I've seen replays of this pass many times by now. I'm amazed at the poise that Denard showed in staring down the blitz by Teo and still delivering a frozen rope to Roundtree on the numbers. I think that was Denard's best play of the game -- ok, maybe second best play.
September 13th, 2010 at 5:29 PM ^
I don't believe he got a piece of the ball. Either way Roy Roundtree is one clutch, tough SOB!!