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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

The Raiders were robbed

Anyone who watched the Raider game last night could See Louis Murphy catch the ball in the end zone, bring it into his body (control the ball), and easily plant two feet in the end zone before being tackled.

The moment those 5 conditions were met (catch - control - left foot inbound - right foot inbound - ball past the plane of the end zone), the clock should have stopped and a touchdown ruled.

The Raiders were robbed by the replay official.

The funniest part was after halftime; either Steve Young or Mike Golic explained to the MNF audience that he checked with the instant replay crew, and showed the angle they used to make the call: then they showed the only camera angle that completely obscured the ball throughout the play. It had been ruled a touchdown on the field. If anything, it should have been ruled "the evidence is not conclusive to overturn the ruling".

I'm no Raider fan, but they beat the Chargers up & down the field for 58 minutes on Monday night, and they should have at least had a shot at overtime.

(Also, what's with the blackout on pictures? I can't find one picture of the controversial play on the internet. Did every cameraman fail to take a picture, or does the press collaborate with NFL to black out screwups by officials?)

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