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Footballguy
Did anyone else watching MNF tonight notice how similar the illegal leaping/leverage penalty was to San Francisco's Week 2 loss against Dallas?
Week 2: 21-14, SF leading, 11 minutes to go in the 4th quarter.
Akers nails a 55 yarder.
Illegal leverage penalty would have given SF the ball at the 22 with a fresh set of downs.
Harbaugh chooses to keep the field goal instead of going for the throat.
Niners lose in overtime.
Week 15: 13-3, SF leading, 9 minutes to go in the 4th quarter.
Akers makes a 28 yarder.
Illegal leverage penalty can give SF the ball at the 5 with a fresh set of downs.
Niners go for the throat. Gore pounds it in.
Game over.
I understand that Week 2 is slightly different in some key ways...7 point lead instead of 10 point lead...22 yard line instead of 5 yard line. But still, the decision that was made today should have been made back in Week 2. At the very least, it shows how nonsensical the "you never take points off the board" argument is from those who favor Harbaugh's week 2 decision. This week proves that yes, sometimes you do.
Week 2: 21-14, SF leading, 11 minutes to go in the 4th quarter.
Akers nails a 55 yarder.
Illegal leverage penalty would have given SF the ball at the 22 with a fresh set of downs.
Harbaugh chooses to keep the field goal instead of going for the throat.
Niners lose in overtime.
Week 15: 13-3, SF leading, 9 minutes to go in the 4th quarter.
Akers makes a 28 yarder.
Illegal leverage penalty can give SF the ball at the 5 with a fresh set of downs.
Niners go for the throat. Gore pounds it in.
Game over.
I understand that Week 2 is slightly different in some key ways...7 point lead instead of 10 point lead...22 yard line instead of 5 yard line. But still, the decision that was made today should have been made back in Week 2. At the very least, it shows how nonsensical the "you never take points off the board" argument is from those who favor Harbaugh's week 2 decision. This week proves that yes, sometimes you do.