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Ward, I see your point, but it's incorrect. You can't make a call based on an assumption. All calls are either black or white, meaning they did happen or they didn't happen. The defender here is going for the ball, and missed both the attacker and the ball. No foul whatsoever. It was aggressive attempt that failed.
Regarding the black or white reference, even when a player attempts to strike an opponent and misses, the actual event did happen (striking, even though missed) and should be called. In your scenario, it was an aggressive fair tackle that missed, but it was "fair" so there should not be a call anyway. Does that make sense.
For me, very seldom is a dangerous play call made. It's usually something else such as tripping or kicking.
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