DavidSeven":36n5utin said:
jkitsune":36n5utin said:
I can't speak to the remainder of the game, but I thought that DPI on the deep throw to Baldwin was an awful, awful call. I'll take it, but I was convinced that had to be on Baldwin.
The CB hugged Baldwin while the ball was in the air and didn't turn around until he impeded his progress. That's DPI.
Yup. He wrapped him up and Baldwin couldn't make a break on the ball. That, and when he had his arm wrapped around Baldwin, holding one arm down, he wasn't even close to looking back for the ball. Which is called Face
guarding and it's also illegal. Baldwin did a hell of a job selling it by acting like he was trying to catch the ball around the defender.
Wagner's DPI was really ticky tack. He held him up on the initial run, then let him go on his break. It's debable whether the guy was even 5 yards downfield when Wagner contacted him. It's also debatable whether Wagner even initiated contact.
The illegal man downfield was a big miss, on a big play. That's an easy call. Carpenter is such a bonehead. How do you EVER go 20 yards downfield with Wilson as your QB ? The announcers had a valid point though. The Eagles victimize themselves with the pace they set. The officials are trying to not hinder their pace, so many times they're setting the ball and blowing the whistle before all the officials are actually in place, which seemed to be what happened on that play.
WIlson got clubbed in the head, and it was obvious. There's also an official back there, and he doesn't have a whole lot to look for back there. I really don't know how you miss that, especially when guys like Brady, Manning, and Rodgers all get those calls consistently. It's like the rules for protecting a QB in the pocket don't apply to a QB that is willing to run with the ball.