Branch did his best Leon Lett impression. Shoulda squeezed that thing.

I'm no fan of Fouts calling Chargers games against my team, but hey, whatcha gonna do?

As far as the rule is concerned I'm a little torn. On one hand if a team causes a fumble in the end zone they should be rewarded for causing the lose ball. On the other it seems a bit much to change possession when no possession was established. I think the rule exists because it makes end zone fumble recovery honest. If you were the offensive team and you fumbled in the end zone the prudent thing to do would be to just kick the ball out of the back of the EZ to prevent the other team from getting the ball. That way you would just get it back on their 20 with a new set of downs. Could get pretty frustrating for a defense to cause consecutive fumbles in the end zone, only to see the opposing team get a new set of downs at your 20 every time.

The way it stands now, you better fight for that ball or you lose possession. I like that better.