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Old Wed Jan 03, 2007, 02:58pm
The Roamin' Umpire The Roamin' Umpire is offline
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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
No, what was missed was Trent Cole getting bear-hugged by Julius Jones on the play where Cole was called (rightly so) for roughing-the-passer.
Without seeing the play, the NFL doesn't want this call. One of the major things they consider when throwing a hold is "Did it have an effect on the play?" Clearly, the hold didn't bother Cole any, since he got to the QB anyway. Thus, no flag.
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