**** OFFICIAL Troy Aikman is a salty ****ing bitch thread ****

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by TheGuardian

Even though on the second RTP hit they didn't hit Pat, it was OBVIOUS They were launching at him helmet first.

Which is why they hit each other in the helmet. Pat went under it.

So yeah, maybe if they stopped trying to take cheap shots they wouldn't get these flags.

NFL Network had their rules analyst on this morning and he said both penalties were correctly called based on the letter of the law.

He also said that officials are instructed to err on the side of caution and as such, even had those been subject to replay review, they'd have stood as called.

He told Mariucci that if they want to change the rules that's a different discussion but as the rules are written and with the emphasis on protecting QBs, those were BOTH correct calls and when shown from the officials angle and in slow motion, both are easily supported.