Originally posted by oaklandraider
Brady beaten by a team with Tuck in the lineup again .. all is well in my worldStill mad over a legit call?
The tuck rule had been called numerous times before and numerous times since. The call was right because Brady was bringing the ball back in when he was hit.
NFL Rule 3, Section 22, Article 2, Note 2. When [an offensive] player is holding the ball to pass it forward, any intentional forward movement of his arm starts a forward pass, even if the player loses possession of the ball as he is attempting to tuck it back toward his body. Also, if the player has tucked the ball into his body and then loses possession, it is a fumble.Go to 1:42 here and its applied
http://www.nfl.com/videos/new-york-giants/09000d5d82561529/Giants-vs-Jets-highlights If anything
Woodson should have been called for a personal foul for a illegal blow to the head. HEAD SLAP
Article 2 A defensive player shall not contact an opponent above the shoulders with the palm of his hands
except to ward him off on the line. The exception applies only if it is not a repeated act against the same
opponent during any one contact.
LEGAL CONTACT
Article 3 A defensive player may use the palm of his hands on an
an opponent’s head, neck, or face only to
ward off or push him in an actual attempt to get at a loose ball.Video of play is at 3:49 mark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDQAmuZ8t94&feature=player_embeddedYou can blame the refs all you want but they had 22 Seconds, 2 Timeouts, 2 All Time great WRs, a QB playing just as good as any and the best kicker in the NFL with the ball on the 35. Do they put their faith in the guys they have? No, they put their faith in the coin toss.