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If people want to say it was minor and would have liked to see it not called, then whatever.
But pretending like he didn't grab his jersey and claiming that's not a hold just makes you an idiot
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If people want to say it was minor and would have liked to see it not called, then whatever.
But pretending like he didn't grab his jersey and claiming that's not a hold just makes you an idiot
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Thing is, we see this call 3 times a game all season, but it's usually on 3rd and 3 with like 5 minutes left in the 2nd quarter of a Thursday night game. Just rough as fuck when we're watching a great Super Bowl, and it ends up being the difference between Hurts getting the ball back with like ~1:40 to go needing only 3 to tie, and them basically ending the game with a short kick.
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Erronius
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I was just coming to post the same thing.
I don't care if people say it's a ticky-tack call because I kinda feel the same way.
But I can't really hate on all the people getting upset too much because the replay view most people are seeing doesn't really show this.
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Ritley
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I can’t possibly see how people think that calling penalties different in the 4th quarter than they would in the second quarter would somehow make officiating better. If it’s holding in the first quarter, it’s holding with 2 minutes left in the game.
Anyways, lol iggles, hope Philly gets burned down
Merrith
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I agree with your point, pretty much 100%. But I also get the whole "let them play" mindset for big games like the Super Bowl for some ticky tacky penalty to not cause a massive potential outcome change. There's the whole "don't let it come down to 1 play to let the refs decide it" thought process, but sometimes close games come down to that at the end, too.
In general, if they were just more consistent with calls like that, or not so many were always automatic first downs that completely change drives, it would be a little better. In a game like that, everyone just wants to see what each QB can do under pressure.
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lol still had the energy star sticker on it, someone was going to be returning it tomorrow. Too bad
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Ambiturner
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I'd have more sympathy if it was some sort of incidental contact away from the play.
But the defender absolutely meant to grab him. They do it all the time hoping the refs don't see it or just let it go. He took the risk knowing he could get burned and it bit him in the ass
Merrith
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Agree 100%. I just think about Niners/Ravens 4th and goal play where Crabtree gets hugged in the end zone and Jim Harbaugh is on the sidelines yelling for a hold and wonder where the consistency is.
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Alex
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I see quite a few people talking about windows closing due to upcoming QB contracts. But they're saying that about the Bengals, Chargers, Bills cap hit, Eagles. So all the teams will be hamstrung in the same way. Got it. So no change unless some new hot shot comes up next year. Unlikely.
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Merrith
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They shouldn't be. We've already discussed on here that Stafford's cap hit combined with the dead cap hit from Goff the Rams incurred was a big % last year, and Mahomes was something like 17% and change this year, so that old 15% number they used to talk about has been disproven already.
