I received a lot of great feedback about yesterday’s article Robert Meachem’s Touchdown Causes Fantasy Controversy. The general consensus was that Meachem should get credit for the touchdown. Of course, it could just be that the Saints defense owners were content with credit for the touchdown and the Meachem owners were outraged and much more vocal.

In an interesting turn, Yahoo! reversed its decision overnight and awarded the touchdown to Robert Meachem and not the Saints defense. Honestly, this probably makes the most sense because while Meachem at that point was considered a defensive player, he is considered an offense player in the system. As one reader pointed out to me in an email:

An offensive team is an offensive team and a defensive team is a defensive team. A change in possession does not change that or by definition, we could never have defensive touchdowns. As soon as the defensive team came into possession of the ball, they would become the offensive team. To think that designation changes at the time of a change of possession simply defies logic the way we play the game.

Whether he scores a touchdown as a member of the offense or defense, he should get credit for the touchdown.

But, it all makes for a little fun controversy at the last minute, eh? Like I said yesterday, no matter what the final resolution is in your league, there will be fantasy owners in some leagues who will feel cheated out of a playoff spot, or even, a fantasy football title. That’s just how it goes. Just like real football.