Pondslider Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Yeah. I think Harbaugh's plan was to try and draw the flag and get a fresh set of downs to score and run the clock down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 http://profootballta...ee-ran-into-me/ "He ran directly into me," Smith said of Crabtree in an interview on ESPN 102.3 in Denver, via SportsRadioInterviews.com. "I had inside leverage. He ran into me. So once he did that and tried to push off . . . I had to make contact. That was on him. He didn't run a fade; he didn't get away. He could have just ran and pivoted out or faded away from the ball, but he didn't. He ran into me so he could make contact to push off to create separation, and I didn't let that happen." Very obvious that Crabtree ran into Smith at the 2:25 mark of the following video: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-sound-efx/0ap2000000136915/Sound-FX-Ravens-win-Super-Bowl-XLVII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 http://profootballta...ee-ran-into-me/ "He ran directly into me," Smith said of Crabtree in an interview on ESPN 102.3 in Denver, via SportsRadioInterviews.com. "I had inside leverage. He ran into me. So once he did that and tried to push off . . . I had to make contact. That was on him. He didn't run a fade; he didn't get away. He could have just ran and pivoted out or faded away from the ball, but he didn't. He ran into me so he could make contact to push off to create separation, and I didn't let that happen." Smith said that's the way Crabtree plays the game, and that as a cornerback playing against Crabtree you have to stand your ground. "He likes to run into you and then push you off," Smith said. "I'm kind of taught to not let that happen. . . . And that's the kind of way the game was played that day so the refs just let it play out that way." Smith said he has watched the play several times and that he's sure he didn't deserve a penalty. "If you look at the play closely, you see him kind of push off of my helmet immediately. So as a DB, what do you do?" Smith said. "If he's pushing off you've got to make sure you got some type of grip so he doesn't push off of you. If I never touch him at all and he catches the ball, then it'd be San Francisco winning and why didn't Jimmy make that play? So I'm happy with the way it turned out." Nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 If you watch Smith's hands on the replay, he never clutches Crabtree. It's just two way hand fighting, initiated by Crabtree. That should never be a penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPR4444 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 i love this http://www.theonion.com/articles/family-wondering-when-jim-harbaugh-will-stop-makin,31203/?ref=auto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 i kind of hate the the look at one call under a microscope as if it happened in a vacuum. this holding call is moot if the refs don't botch the roughing the kicker call, missed field goal, and SF needs another possession even with the TD. there were bad calls all night long, fix all of them and you most likely get the same result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 A holding call on the safety was moot. A flag would have netted the same result. In fact the lineman were instructed by their coach to hold cause it would have had same result and actually allowed more time for punter to waste. That being said, officiating is a joke in the NFL. Wouldn't a holding penalty have been enforced on the free kick thus moving them back 10 yards? Then if Ginn fair catches a short kick they can get a free kick for a FG to tie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) the reason it wasnt called was because crabtree ran right into him...setting himself up for the pushoff. the refs saw this and didnt bite.He plowed right into the DB. Good non call. -and after seeing that replay the non-call was even better looking. Edited February 11, 2013 by Tcali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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