<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BearsFan1)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (vikingfan)</div><div class='quotemain'>If the Colts had won that game, this would have been far worse than any 'tuck' ruling IMO. The league needs to look at the rules here and clarify it for a situation like this - or add some 'leniency' ruling for the ref. If the ref 'technically' called this right, then he needs to be given the leeway to determine whether the receiver had full possession of the ball (which he did) before the ball came out.</div> agreed. They missed so many calls this weekend. I know it isnt the reason the bears lost, but steve smiths first TD, he pushed tilman to the ground and caught the ball and scored. It was blatant offensive interference, and it was called defensive interference.</div> Tillman just fell down trying to turn and run with steve smith. Good teams find ways to win playoff games, and the panthers proved they could
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BearsFan1)</div><div class='quotemain'>agreed. They missed so many calls this weekend. I know it isnt the reason the bears lost, but steve smiths first TD, he pushed tilman to the ground and caught the ball and scored. It was blatant offensive interference, and it was called defensive interference.</div> OH MY!!!!! I just can't believe you said that. Tillman clearly bit on the pump fake and jumped into Smith's route. Smith moved to the right trying to avoid him. The replay is on nfl.com and clearly shows that. The play that should be in question is when Lucas intercepted Grossman with 2:33 to go. It was 3rd & 10 at the Carolina 30 when Lucas made the interception. That play should have been blown dead due to a delay of game penalty. The play clock said double zero for a good second and a half before the snap. If that penalty is called, no INT and the Bears have 2 more plays. No telling what could have happened that close to the endzone. As for interceptions, the Urlacher interception was the best individual play of the game by far, and one of the greatest individual postseason plays I have ever seen. Great play.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (panthersare#1)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BearsFan1)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (vikingfan)</div><div class='quotemain'>If the Colts had won that game, this would have been far worse than any 'tuck' ruling IMO. The league needs to look at the rules here and clarify it for a situation like this - or add some 'leniency' ruling for the ref. If the ref 'technically' called this right, then he needs to be given the leeway to determine whether the receiver had full possession of the ball (which he did) before the ball came out.</div> agreed. They missed so many calls this weekend. I know it isnt the reason the bears lost, but steve smiths first TD, he pushed tilman to the ground and caught the ball and scored. It was blatant offensive interference, and it was called defensive interference.</div> Tillman just fell down trying to turn and run with steve smith. Good teams find ways to win playoff games, and the panthers proved they could</div> If you actually watch the play, both of Steve Smiths arms are on Tillmans shoulders as he shoves him blatantly to the ground....when I saw the play and the flag, I thought it was coming back....when they call defensive PI, I knew the mandate was in to make Steve Smith a star....
