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Originally Posted by bigjohn
Yeah, well I get the feeling had they called a facemask he would have been supported as well.
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Too many fans are relying on the officials to bail them out. The fact is this game rested on the shoulders of Rogers. He is the one that fumbled the ball, not the referee. Had he not fumbled the ball, the outcome could have been different. The grasping of the facemask was not the reason the Packers lost. You can go back on look at some of the past Official Review segents where there was a flag thrown for this very same type of grasping of the facemask. As I recall, Mike P. disagreed with the flag on those. The reason for the rule is if the players neck is twisted, pullled, or turned in a way that he could possibly be injured. Rogers was not put in a position to where is safety was at risk. A general question here: When was the last time a player was ever injured as the result of even a major facemask foul?