What constitutes a catch in the NFL? Do you know? You might think you know what a catch is. You might even know the rules and all the minutiae down to the letter of the law. But there’s one thing you don’t know. How will the officials on the field and subsequently the eye in the sky at NFL headquarters in Manhattan, interpret the rule on any given Sunday in any NFL stadium.
In baseball, home plate umpires have slightly varying strike zones but if there’s consistency, players will adjust. If the strike zone moves during the game, frustration sets in with both pitchers and hitters.