Originally posted by Tigerlaw:
Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
It was a BS call, but the right call, if that makes sense. 10 years ago, that is not a penalty, but if Whitner makes that same hit on Olsen, it gets flagged as well, VD had no chance for the ball at all, dude came in and cleaned his clock for no reason. In the current NFL, that's a penalty every time.
The people on the internet probably made the same mistake Aikman did. If you watch the short replay right before the hit or see a still shot you see the ball midair near VDs head. Looks like a live play.
If you watch the ENTIRE play you see the ball bounced between Boldin and VD. It was up on bounce UP that he was drilled.
I expect Aikman to be biased...ex Cowboy and all, but have really been surprised by Buck and others who claim to be announcers. Everything the niners did was stated as fact while the Panthers "may have" done something illegal. Just really sad.