Bullmeister
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This play I think was critical to the outcome of the game.
The thing that gets me about this play is not so much the penalty call (which I think is fair enough), but what was going through Blairs head as a defender when he was running towards Winston who not only was upright and immobilised (I think Wagner had him by one leg), but also had his back to his receivers and so was never even a threat of throwing. This was always going to be a sack.
As far as I am concerned, a smart/intelligent defender would have focused 100% on literally stripping the ball away from an upright, helpless paralysed QB, rather than putting on a tackle which 100% was not even necessary (I'm sure the play would have/was about to be blown dead anyway had Blair not even done anything).
I literally could imagine a defender with the right mindset stripping that ball away for a fumble/recovery etc.
Such a TERRIBLE play by Blair devoid of smarts.
The thing that gets me about this play is not so much the penalty call (which I think is fair enough), but what was going through Blairs head as a defender when he was running towards Winston who not only was upright and immobilised (I think Wagner had him by one leg), but also had his back to his receivers and so was never even a threat of throwing. This was always going to be a sack.
As far as I am concerned, a smart/intelligent defender would have focused 100% on literally stripping the ball away from an upright, helpless paralysed QB, rather than putting on a tackle which 100% was not even necessary (I'm sure the play would have/was about to be blown dead anyway had Blair not even done anything).
I literally could imagine a defender with the right mindset stripping that ball away for a fumble/recovery etc.
Such a TERRIBLE play by Blair devoid of smarts.