People need to realize what a moot point the extra timeout was. The official told Carroll he still had a timeout well before there would have been an issue, which is why he called a run to Marshawn Lynch on first down. If there was no timeout, then he simply would not have called a run in that situation. Then who knows what would have happened on the play.

Don’t really understand how some people don’t get that.

Sean Lee got blown up on a legal block…plain and simple. As many have said, for those that have played football, one of the first things you are taught is to keep your head on a swivel. That’s EXACTLY why Sean Lee, to his credit, admitted it was a clean hit.

p.s. Some of the holding that went uncalled was a joke. Doug Free must have taken Bruce Irvin on the plane back to Dallas with how he wouldn’t let go of him.

The Cowboys are gonna have major issues when the regular officials eventually return. As a matter of fact, some games may be full of penalties once that happens because teams are getting away with so much.

Clean play on Tate’s part. The little shove that the flag was thrown for was awful.

If justification for it is really needed, you can say it was a make-up call for the string of blatant holds that the cowboys o line got away with throughout the game.
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That’s the same holding they got away with all game vs. NYG. Not sure why it’s illegal for the refs to call it on them and almost no one other than SF gets away with it.

An “illegal” blind side block is when you hit a guy in the head with arms, shoulder pads or helmet, or when you hit a player ANYwhere on his body with the crown of the helmet. Don’t do that, and it’s a good block. There’s really no argument that it was a legal hit.

So I immediately did a rewind five times to watch the play again and again, once in slow-mo, and could not tell if it was an illegal hit. I figured that either the refs had a better angle than the camera, or they were making a bad call.

Then I went back to normal time, only to find that the flag wasn’t for Tate. Then I timeshifted that, and concluded two things: a) it was a tacky call for a late hit on Wilson and, b) that was one monster block.

Like I always say – football is not meant for everyone.

From his remarks and that picture, I’d say Jerry is due for another facelift; and while they’re in the neighborhood, perhaps the surgeons can install a working model brain.

Chances are the hit will still be a fine because of how Lee’s helmet was flung backwards after the hit. Although it did appear that Tate hit him in the chest. With the way the game has changed and what the rule states, this will probably be a fine. Doesn’t mean it’s right though. Clean play.

(8) A player who receives a “blindside” block when the blocker is moving toward his own endline and approaches the opponent from
behind or from the side.

And Tate led with his shoulder, so also by rule, no unnecessary contact:

(2) Lowering the head and making forcible contact with the top/crown or forehead/”hairline” parts of the helmet against any part of the defenseless player’s body.

It was a brutal-looking hit. And Tate is clownish for celebrating it. But he hit with his shoulder and upper body in an attempt to block a defender who would have otherwise made a tackle…pretty much exactly what you are supposed to do.