The Shazier Rule

[Garrus]

(03-22-2016, 05:36 PM)StrictlyBiz Wrote: You're talking about something that happened an entire quarter later. Im talking about a something that happened immediately after the missed call and was the direct result of the missed call. It's quite possible that the fumble, or non fumble doesn't even matter if Ben stays in the game. We'll really never know. 

But look at it this way....

Knowing nothing else about the game: score, time remaining, momentum, etc....would you trade a missed personal foul penalty if you knew that as a result the other teams starting quarterback who is one of the best in the league, would be lost for the next quarter of the game? Think about the advantage of knocking Tom Brady out of 25% of the game in the AFC Divisional round. Think about how that would impact the game. 

And that's my point. As much as the Bengals were screwed by that missed call, the Steelers were screwed worse by losing Ben and losing any ability to match Cincinnati's surge in momentum. 

Who knows if the outcome would have been any different. The fact is that missed call hurt Pittsburgh too. Worse than Cincinnati. 

That is the stupidest thing I've ever read. I mean wow. "It's a good thing that you're running back got hurt, and fumbled the ball in the redzone to take away a possible score."