Terrible play calling at end of game for 49er's

[gscaton1]

I can't believe with such a great quarterback they did not try to use him to run the ball for a touchdown. I thought the last 4 plays were terrible. Also all that bull about the lights going out changed the game, maybe they just started to play better. You have to give our defense alot of credit, when we needed to stop them we did. Just a great win for Baltimore, I really thought they were going to carry Ray off the field.

[Peej7245]

Watch the replay and notice how the Ravens were stacking against the run and coming up with run blitzes on all four downs.

They dared the 49ers to pass...

[regularguy]

That final 4th-down incompletion at the end, where there was the non-call on a holding penalty, looked to be uncatchable in-bounds. Didn't hear any commentators mentioning it.

[Peej7245]

That final 4th-down incompletion at the end, where there was the non-call on a holding penalty, looked to be uncatchable in-bounds. Didn't hear any commentators mentioning it.

The Refs are almost never going to throw a flag on a play in the last two minutes of a playoff game (and certainly not in the Super Bowl).

Remember that in last year's AFC Championship and just before the missed Cundiff FG, Pitta was blatantly held at the goal line, and it was not called.

[yeah]

that was a blatant hold by jimmy smith and shouldve been called. you guys would be livid if roles were reversed

[ivanbalt]

that was a blatant hold by jimmy smith and shouldve been called. you guys would be livid if roles were reversed

Maybe you should cry about it?

[OriginalColtsFan]

that was a blatant hold by jimmy smith and shouldve been called. you guys would be livid if roles were reversed

Maybe, maybe not. You can contact the receiver for 5 yards. The play started at the 5. The continued contact carried into the end zone, and both players had their hands on each other, so it's not nearly as obvious or simple as you're making it out to be. Plus, there were plenty of calls that should have gone in the Ravens favor that didn't. (the late hit on Joe out of bounds, PI on Smith all night long, etc). So in the end, it all balanced out.

[Passarino]

There was a pass play where either T. Smith or Q was being held at least 12 yards beyond the LOS and no call was made. The refs called little the entire game and were consistent with the calls they did make. Akers took a dive on the missed field goal but the ref's angle wasn't good to see that. The roughing call on Ngata was fair since he took 2 steps after Kaopectate released the pass.

[Far from home]

that was a blatant hold by jimmy smith and shouldve been called. you guys would be livid if roles were reversed

yes it was a hold.
The ball was also 5-6 feet out of bounds, and Crabtree wouldn't have been in position to catch it and keep his feet in.

No one is talking about that. THAT is the real reason for the no-call.

[durango46]

that was a blatant hold by jimmy smith and shouldve been called. you guys would be livid if roles were reversed

oh really,

so tell me why wasn't the late hit way out of bounds on Flacco not called ?

and the running into the kicker call on Akers missed FG
everybody on ESPN stated the same thing I saw...Akers was not touched

even Steve Young laughed at that call

care to comment

[durango46]

yes it was a hold.
The ball was also 5-6 feet out of bounds, and Crabtree wouldn't have been in position to catch it and keep his feet in.

No one is talking about that. THAT is the real reason for the no-call.

you mean Crabtree alias Stretch Armstrong

[ybnormal]

that was a blatant hold by jimmy smith and shouldve been called. you guys would be livid if roles were reversed

If you look more closely at the replay, you'll also see Crabtree pushing off Smith that wasn't called either.

PS: The Ravens HAVE been in that same role more times than anyone can count.

[CajunRaven]

There was a pass play where either T. Smith or Q was being held at least 12 yards beyond the LOS and no call was made. The refs called little the entire game and were consistent with the calls they did make. Akers took a dive on the missed field goal but the ref's angle wasn't good to see that. The roughing call on Ngata was fair since he took 2 steps after Kaopectate released the pass.

It was Torrey and he was being held way beyond 5 yards. If they don't call that one, at least they were consistent in not calling this one. And the ball was uncatchable and both players were pushing off.

[markh]

Only a moron would think that ball could have been caught in bounds.

that was a blatant hold by jimmy smith and shouldve been called. you guys would be livid if roles were reversed

[Passarino]

The pass being catchable doesn't apply to a holding call though. Holding is before the ball is in the air.

[durango46]

The pass being catchable doesn't apply to a holding call though. Holding is before the ball is in the air.

It may have been holding, but it wasn't called

my point is more.....
A. you cannot single this call out...sometimes it's made sometimes it's not
B. how about the late hit out of bounds on Flacco NO CALL ? it would have given the Ravens a 1st down
C. and the BS running into the kicker call ? that call was horrible....take 3 points off the score for the 49ers

If you were to listen to Jim "Classless" Harbaugh, Frank Gore, Brooks and most of the 49er fan base.....

it's why they lost

[Passarino]

It may have been holding, but it wasn't called

my point is more.....
A. you cannot single this call out...sometimes it's made sometimes it's not
B. how about the late hit out of bounds on Flacco NO CALL ? it would have given the Ravens a 1st down
C. and the BS running into the kicker call ? that call was horrible....take 3 points off the score for the 49ers

If you were to listen to Jim "Classless" Harbaugh, Frank Gore, Brooks and most of the 49er fan base.....

it's why they lost

Hey, I agree with you. The refs were very consistent on not calling holding all night.

[Fang]

that was a blatant hold by jimmy smith and shouldve been called. you guys would be livid if roles were reversed

Torrey Smith was being raped by the 49ers secondary all game. The refs were letting them play. Besides, Crabtree initiated contact. It was a great non-call.

[Passarino]

Torrey Smith was being raped by the 49ers secondary all game. The refs were letting them play. Besides, Crabtree initiated contact. It was a great non-call.

That play looked a lot like the Philly game with Jacoby Jones in the endzone. The flag was thrown on that play - against Jones!

[skeemer]

In a Week 9 game, or maybe even in the first quarter of that game, that probably gets a flag.

Not in the last minute of the Super Bowl though. Good no-call.