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At the center of Cleveland’s controversial and heart wrenching loss to the Oakland Raiders was a short run by Carlos Hyde with 1:32 remaining Cleveland Browns T-Shirt , which resulted in a first down called by the on-field officiating crew.With under two minutes left in the game, the replay official called for another look at the spot of the ball on the short run.Make no mistake, this was a critical moment for the life of the game.The Browns were up by 8 points, and Oakland was about to use their final timeout.A first down would allow the Browns to take a knee three times until the clock expired, clinching their second victory of the season.Should the ball be spotted short of the required distance, the Browns would be faced with a 4th and short situation, potentially giving the Raiders an opportunity to tie the game before the end of regulation.As was stated initially, the call on the field was that the ball had enough distance to make the first down.Upon review, the ball was found short despite poor camera angles and Hyde seeming to fall over the “yellow” line on the television feed.With emotions subsiding after such a dramatic loss, it’s valuable to come back and reexamine this play with some additional mental clarity.After the game Cleveland Browns Hats , Scott Petrak reported that:After reexamining the television feed, it seems that the officiating crew was examining an angle that was not being broadcast live.However, after looking at the broadcast angles in detail, I was able to come to the same conclusion as the NFL in that Hyde was down just short of the first down.This seems apparent using two camera angles.The first shot shows the moment where Hyde is down and where his elbow is in comparison to the line to gain - the imaginary line through the field denoting the minimum distance for a first down.Carlos Hyde, at the moment of being downedFox News NFL BroadcastFrom this image, it is possible to see where his elbow touched in relation to the first down. The tip of his elbow may just be touching the first down marker.However, it is difficult from this perspective to understand where the ball is in relation to the ground.In a close up from a different angle, it is possible to see how Hyde is holding the ball in relationship to his body:Carlos Hyde at point of impact - vertical line drawn to look at ball placement to elbowThis angle is important as it allows a point of reference for where the ball is in relationship to the downed elbow.From this image, it appears as if the ball, at it’s furthest point Cleveland Browns Hoodie , is vertically aligned with a point just shy of the knob of his elbow.From the first angle, it appears that only that knob of the elbow was just far enough to kiss the front end of the line to gain.Thus, at the point of being downed, it appears to me that the ball is most definitely short, even though by a minute amount, of the line to gain for the first down. Cleveland Browns fans may have missed it amid the news of the Josh Gordon trade, but the team added another wide receiver to the roster on Monday. The club signed Rod Streater, who originally entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2012 with the Oakland Raiders. The team announced the transaction on its website.Streater had two respectable seasons his first two years with the Raiders, catching a total of99 passes for 1,472 yards and seven touchdowns Customized Cleveland Browns Jerseys , while appearing in all 32 games. Things went downhill from there, however, as Streater landed on injured reserve with a broken foot after two games in 2014, then missed training camp in 2015 with an undisclosed illness. That limited his production for his final two years in Oakland to just 10 receptions for 94 yards.The Raiders let Streater leave in free agency and he landed with the San Francisco 49ers for the 2016 season. He appeared in 16 games for the 49ers, but only recorded 18 receptions for 191 yards and two touchdowns. It was just a one-year stop in San Francisco for Streater as he then moved onto the Buffalo Bills as a free agent. It appeared that Streater had a roster spot locked up for 2017, but a toe injury suffered in the preseason wiped out the campaign for Streater. The Bills brought him back this summer, but Streater was unable to win a roster spot among one of the league’s worst wider receiver groups, as Streater could not beat out the likes of Ray-Ray McCloud III, Robert Foster, Andre Holmes www.authenticsclevelandbrowns.com , Zay Jones and the since-released Jeremy Kerley. When we last saw Streater, he was catching a touchdown pass from Josh Allen against the Cleveland Browns in the preseason.Streater’s role with the Browns is unclear at this point as Jarvis Landry, Antonio Callaway and Rashard Higgins are the top three wide receivers. Add in tight end David Njoku and running back Duke Johnson, once he gets on track, and there may not be enough passes left for Streater. If he wants playing time, Streater may have to focus on special teams, an area he is more than willing to do, as he told billswire.com over the summer:Streater may not have much to give on the field, but showing a team-first attitude will at least help set him apart from the player whose roster spot he is replacing. Custom Miami Dolphins Jerseys