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Originally Posted by HLin NC
Where was the ball when his knee hit?
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The player was upright with a knee down right on the 36-yard sideline stripe and no arm was extended from his body to stretch the ball forward.
Since the tackler was making the play from the side, the ball-carrier's forward progress point was at the point the knee touched the ground with the ball just across the 36. The line to gain was exactly on the 35. The head linesman was less than four yards from the play between the 39 and 40 when the knee touched down. And he got no help...that's the bigger issue.
If the play had been reviewed by the replay booth even using just the one TV angle, the ball clearly should not have been spotted for a first down. Other camera angles should have provided better evidence that the spot was off by between a half-yard and a full yard.
Thu Dec 11, 2014, 12:17am
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