I observe and evaluate a lot of games. If the crew called the slot back's block in the back at the 32 I wouldn't say anything, and if I was the R on this game and saw that from his angle I would flag it, the blocker made initial contact on the back below the neck above the waist and between the shoulders. If I observed a crew with the call at the 40 I would have the HL re-read the definition of the BIB. As I saw that contact was legal. It looked ugly because two players went down, but dominos do fall that way.
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