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Originally Posted by DRU
What I'm still confused about is whether or not they actually did blow the call or if this new "defenseless receiver" rule is actually going to be called that way..??
I always just assumed it meant only on plays where the ball was un-catch-able or out-of-play. But when you really think about it he was indeed defenseless whether it's catch-able or not.
So if they really did call it "correctly" because of the new rule then that's really going to suck because an entire aspect of the game will be taken away. That hit was absolutely perfect. The ball hit the receiver's hands and he buried his shoulder directly into his chest separating the receiver from the ball. Absolutely perfect...but...he was defenseless.
So is that how they're calling it or did the ref's think he hit him in the head? If they consider that the new rule then they need to not let receivers run "defenseless" routes anymore.
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No way. That's just how you play safety, and if it would have been Bob Sanders, they would never have called that a penalty.