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Wow.

by John Cole|  October 7, 200310:32 am| 4 Comments

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I was pretty damned depressed by the disgusting showing from the Steelers vs. the Browns on Sunday night, but if I were a Bucs fan I would be suicidal after that Colts comeback. They seem to be handling it well, though.

Just to clear something up- I hear a lot of people grousing about the Simeon Rice call at the end of the game that gave the Colts a second shot. First, the Bucs did not deserve to lose the game after that hideous letdown (21 pts in five minutes- c’mon). Second, by rule, the call on the field was correct:

16. A defender who takes a running start from beyond the line of scrimmage in an attempt to block a field goal or point after touchdown and lands on players at the line of scrimmage.

As my brother stated, you can argue that the rule is stupid (ala the ‘no-fumble’ rule that cost the Raiders vs. the Patriots two years ago), but the call on the field was correct. He ran several yards, jumped, and landed on people- precisely the definition of leaping.

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  1. 1.

    Dodd

    October 7, 2003 at 2:04 pm

    Re: leaping – you’re exactly right. And, as they said to us Raiders fans at the time, it wouldn’t have mattered if your team hadn’t blown a big lead and then let them get in field goal position. Them’s the breaks.

    One of the best games ever.

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    Bret

    October 7, 2003 at 4:03 pm

    He didn’t ‘land’ on anyone – he landed on his feet. He did bump some players on his way down though. That call wasn’t nearly as clear as you make it out to be.

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    Ralph Gizzip

    October 7, 2003 at 4:36 pm

    Who cares! All I know is my beloved Brownies spanked Hell outa the Squealers and on Ketchup field no less!!!

    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

  4. 4.

    Matthew

    October 7, 2003 at 6:21 pm

    Even if the leaping call never happened, I’m pretty sure the Bucs would’ve lost. Their offense was nowhere during that game.

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