No. The receiving player on a kick has to have the opportunity to catch it. The Steelers player interfered with his ability to catch it. We didn't get a break. It was the proper call. And for all those having hissy fit Williams is normally among the most sure handed guys on the team when not interfered with.
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did the niners get a break on williams muffed punt catch
Dec 20, 2011 at 1:32 AM
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Dec 20, 2011 at 2:00 AM
- Allx9er
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he broke the halo rule, thats a
Dec 20, 2011 at 2:58 AM
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it was clearly a penalty, don't see the issue
Dec 20, 2011 at 3:01 AM
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it looked to me like the Steeler player actually touched the ball first. his arm seemed to be what caused the muffed catch. either way you have to give the returner a chance to catch the ball before you plow into him.
Dec 20, 2011 at 6:09 AM
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Originally posted by English:
Need Ginn back.
This.
Dec 20, 2011 at 6:11 AM
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Originally posted by Negrodamus:
do we need threads to breakdown each critical play?
Oh Yea
Dec 20, 2011 at 6:23 AM
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It looked like a good call to me.
Dec 20, 2011 at 8:39 AM
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I thought it was the correct call. As for the leverage penalty, not so much.
Dec 20, 2011 at 8:44 AM
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Originally posted by Allx9er:
he broke the halo rule, thats a
Yup . . . pretty obvious I thought.
Dec 20, 2011 at 8:46 AM
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It was a correct call.
Dec 20, 2011 at 8:49 AM
- Cjez
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hell yes we got a break. Bout fkn time too. the breaks always go the other way.
Dec 20, 2011 at 8:56 AM
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Originally posted by frenchmov:
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
agreed
Dec 20, 2011 at 9:00 AM
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looked like his own guy got in the way to me lol
Dec 20, 2011 at 9:32 AM
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Originally posted by JiksJuicy:
I thought it was the correct call. As for the leverage penalty, not so much.
on espn they shoowed how harbaugh may have set up the leverage call, when he called for it after one of akers first half field goals..they didnt call it then but harbaugh planted the seed...but maybe i should have put this in a seperate thread as we need a seperate thread to break down each criticial play
Dec 20, 2011 at 9:34 AM
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Originally posted by hofer36:
Originally posted by JiksJuicy:
I thought it was the correct call. As for the leverage penalty, not so much.
on espn they shoowed how harbaugh may have set up the leverage call, when he called for it after one of akers first half field goals..they didnt call it then but harbaugh planted the seed...but maybe i should have put this in a seperate thread as we need a seperate thread to break down each criticial play
yea, the first FG there was definitely leverage. The one that got called, not so much. Push.