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did the niners get a break on williams muffed punt catch

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Dec 20, 2011 at 12:26 AM
i really couldnt tell if it was the right call...if it wasnt i dont care....it looked like the steeler crowded williams, but did not touch the ball until after williams did.....it brought back for me memories of phillip admas dropping that punt vs saints last year on MNF...
Dec 20, 2011 at 12:28 AM
Looked to me like the guy on the Steelers touched him too soon. But it was hard to tell.
Dec 20, 2011 at 12:29 AM
do we need threads to breakdown each critical play?
Dec 20, 2011 at 12:30 AM
  • Shemp
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I thought we got the benefit of the doubt on that play. And it was about time that a questionable call went our way. In previous games, it felt like the refs were making all the close calls to the benefit of the opposing team.
Dec 20, 2011 at 12:30 AM
  • Antix
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Wtf is this? All championship teams get breaks. f**k wit it
Dec 20, 2011 at 12:31 AM
Need Ginn back.
Dec 20, 2011 at 12:33 AM
11-3
Dec 20, 2011 at 12:34 AM
nah look at it closely the steeler hit it first. maybe it can argued that we forced the steeler into the catch but he definitely touched it first.
Dec 20, 2011 at 12:37 AM
The Steeler player bumped a 49ers player into Williams which is legal but for some inexplicable reason he reached out and touched Williams with his left hand before the ball had gotten there, that is clear on the replay and is what made the call a good one.
Dec 20, 2011 at 12:44 AM
you can't touch the returner before the ball touches him. steelers guy reached out and hit williams arm before the ball got there. good penalty call, case closed

Dec 20, 2011 at 1:17 AM
Originally posted by Negrodamus:
do we need threads to breakdown each critical play?

yes we do--you dont but we do
Dec 20, 2011 at 1:17 AM
Originally posted by TheFunkyChicken:
Looked to me like the guy on the Steelers touched him too soon. But it was hard to tell.

yeah the gunner swiped at the ball for some reason.
Dec 20, 2011 at 1:18 AM
  • 2w2k
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The rule says not to "interfere" with the fair catch. Touching the player for fair catch is obvious. Bumping another player into the catcher is also a penalty.
So there should be no challenge here. Case now closed.
Dec 20, 2011 at 1:28 AM
To me it looked like the Steelers player stuck his hand in before Kyle was able to catch it, then he ran into him so either way its interference.
Dec 20, 2011 at 1:28 AM
We take what we given and just play on
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