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Originally Posted by Trap
roughing the passer.
I think he made an honest mistake. I think he thought the QB got hit in the head, but he was hit in the shoulder.
And as all bad calls, it wasn't the reason one team won or lost. But that call at that time, was a determing factor in the outcome of the game.
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I disagree. On that same drive GB couldn't stop Alexander on a big 3rd down play and also on a big 4th down play. Both occasion Seattle got a first down and the drive continued. On that roughing play that was the proper call according to the rules. When in doubt it is roughing. The NFL wants that call to be made if there is any doubt at all in the Refs mind. It may turn out, as it did in this play that it wasn't a shot to the head, but the NFL will stand by you if you make this call due to having doubt. Consider what would happen if that player whacked him hard and the ref didn't flag it because he thought it was a miss. Now you can why these "misses" get flagged.