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Holding on the safety play at the end of the game

Discussion in 'Football: NFL, College, High School' started by Two Sandwiches, Feb 3, 2013.

  1. Canadiandude

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    Clearly a holding. Smith held on until he fell down. The ref was behind Crabtree and didn't have a clear view of the hold and I blame Crabtree for not selling it.
     
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    Former NFL vice president of officiating Mike Pereira said the correct call was made.


    San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh was incensed that Baltimore Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith wasn't flagged on fourth-and-goal with 1:50 left in the fourth quarter Sunday.


    There was plenty of contact between Smith and 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree, and the fade pass from Colin Kaepernick fell harmlessly to the ground. The Ravens were crowned Super Bowl XLVII champs moments later.

    Former NFL vice president of officiating Mike Pereira said the correct call was made.

    "Both players were hand fighting and when you look at this play in real-time, there's not enough to call pass interference against either player," Pereira wrote Monday for FoxSports.com. "Smith had a quick grab and Crabtree had a quick push-off. Smith went down on the play and the pass fell incomplete.

    "It was not an obvious foul, and until I looked at it in slow-motion, it seemed like no foul at all. It's not a penalty I would want called if I were still VP of Officiating for the NFL."

    Pereira added it couldn't be called defensive holding because the ball was in the air. It had to be offensive or defensive pass interference.

    The refs were in a tough spot. You don't want to decide the Super Bowl on a close call, but Smith was definitely handsy in his coverage. Pereira admitted it was not obvious until you look at the replay. But when you look at the replay ...

    So the refs made the right call.
     
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    Crabtree said recently that he couldn't see after the 3rd down play for a short time...this is the play I was referring to.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf7CMRkO8AE
     

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