The pass that D Moore bobbled and was intercepted may have been blocked by the sun. The exact same thing happened to me when I played football in high school. That would explain the uncharacteristic drop from Moore.
If you look at the shadows on the field and where the ball is coming from you can tell that there was a good chance the sun was in his eyes.
When I played at TJ in the 80s I had a pass that was thrown to me over the middle. The trajectory put it right in the sun, and I couldn't see it at all. It's rare but it does happen. The sun has to be low in the sky, and can't be blocked by the stands.
In Moore's case he was looking in the direction of the sun, it was low in the sky, and it should have been an easy catch. Just sayin' that maybe Moore was a victim of the sun in his eyes and that makes the drop a lot more excusable.
If you look at the shadows on the field and where the ball is coming from you can tell that there was a good chance the sun was in his eyes.
When I played at TJ in the 80s I had a pass that was thrown to me over the middle. The trajectory put it right in the sun, and I couldn't see it at all. It's rare but it does happen. The sun has to be low in the sky, and can't be blocked by the stands.
In Moore's case he was looking in the direction of the sun, it was low in the sky, and it should have been an easy catch. Just sayin' that maybe Moore was a victim of the sun in his eyes and that makes the drop a lot more excusable.
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