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The fallout from the non call is like something I've never seen before and I've been watching NFL football for a VERY long time.
Controversy like this is what it takes to get something done and this is one that the NFL is not going to just sweep under a rug and it will go away.
So if something is indeed accomplished to make sure that something like this never happens again to any NFL team then it is ALMOST worth it. It just sucks that it had to come at the expense of the Saints and their fans again.
I'm not saying that every play needs to be made reviewable but plays like what happened Sunday need to be at the top of the list along with much stricter penalties for helmet to helmet plays. Make that a reviewable play along with ejections and possible one game suspensions for the guilty players who commit them.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but it seems to me that the hit that put Josh Hill out of the game in the first quarter was also a pretty blatant helmet to helmet hit as well.....................and again no flag was thrown.
Another penalty that needs to be looked at is the spot foul on pass interference. I mean giving a team a 50 yard penalty is a decidedly HUGE advantage.
This is just my rant because surprisingly it is taking me much longer than I thought it would to get past what the entire world saw last Sunday!!
Controversy like this is what it takes to get something done and this is one that the NFL is not going to just sweep under a rug and it will go away.
So if something is indeed accomplished to make sure that something like this never happens again to any NFL team then it is ALMOST worth it. It just sucks that it had to come at the expense of the Saints and their fans again.
I'm not saying that every play needs to be made reviewable but plays like what happened Sunday need to be at the top of the list along with much stricter penalties for helmet to helmet plays. Make that a reviewable play along with ejections and possible one game suspensions for the guilty players who commit them.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but it seems to me that the hit that put Josh Hill out of the game in the first quarter was also a pretty blatant helmet to helmet hit as well.....................and again no flag was thrown.
Another penalty that needs to be looked at is the spot foul on pass interference. I mean giving a team a 50 yard penalty is a decidedly HUGE advantage.
This is just my rant because surprisingly it is taking me much longer than I thought it would to get past what the entire world saw last Sunday!!
