austinslater25":cgjrp7f6 said:
Everything I've seen says it shouldn't have been called. Especially the way this game was being called.
Seanhawk":cgjrp7f6 said:
It should have been a no call, but Kam wasn't entirely blame free. Had he not reached his right arm across Rudolph's body, it would have been a lot more clear.
All things considered and seeing that a guy like Brian Billick from the outside agreed with Kam, I'm inclined to most agree with the above two quotes + HawkNation2015 showing that Rudolph initiated the contact.
I agree Rudolph had intent to draw the flag. That's gamesmanship. Player's learn to do what works. But, I agree that the way the game was being called, it was unnecessary. Kam bringing his arm up is the reason they called it. But, if the officials saw that Rudolph ran into Kam intentionally initiating the contact, then there's also a case for OPI. So, a "no-call" in that instance would have been the better option.
It's water under the bridge for this game. But, since Fitzgerald tried to pull the same thing, perhaps it's worth Pete bringing it up, getting clarification and also communicating with the officials that this is a tactic that receivers are working. If the offensive player runs right into the defender in his space, seems like that should be illegal contact on the initiating player.
One thing's for certain... it's debatable. :hmmmm: