I saw the play. Granted I live in NE, it looked awefully close. I had no problem with the flag. Here's why:
The danger in the horsecollar tackle is in the extra stress on the lower extremeties, and grabing a fist ful of the near collar and pulling the runner down has the same effect. I'm not going to initiate a letter vs. spirit of the rule debate, but it may have been a collar, and it may have not, but the effect was the same. When in doubt...error on the side of safety right?
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