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Originally Posted by MathReferee
B/Cs I thought the first was PC. We have had lots of discussion about whether defensive players are moving forward at point of contact, but at what point are we splitting hairs? The way I see it, B52 had LGP, moved laterally, and then contact. Would anyone approach these plays with the ant/elephant mentality of the ant being slight forward movement (I did not notice any on first watch, but will rewatch to see) and elephant being lowering of shoulder and, IMO, the creation of the contact by A30?
I am fine with a no call on the second. I cannot tell how much contact there was from this angle.
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I would have been fine with a PC on the first, any foward movement was incredibly small. I was just looking for something that the C may have seen that led him to a block.
That said, forward is forward. You have to decide one way or the other if you're going to blow a whistle. If the defender, on such a play, is not legal, why call the foul on the player who was legal over the one who wasn't. It is the defender that has the responsibility for being in a legal position, not the offense.