Rule 7, section 2, article 3
"(c) Contacting the passer in an unnecessarily rough manner (see Rule 7, Section
2, Article 4),"
which says...
"a) Contacting the passer in an unnecessary manner, including stuffing him to the
ground, violently throwing him to the ground, and landing on him with most of the
defenderās weight,"
They've been calling this consistently for a very long time. If the passer is running out of bounds, you're allowed to guide him out. You're not allowed to do what the BC player did. It's not a new call.
The 15 yard penalty says otherwise. As does the rule. As does every other time it's been called like that. At some point you need to stop being stuck on the idea that his being in bounds matters and realize that it's a QB running out that actually caused the penalty. If that's a RB, it's not called.
Exciting finish, but it was Winnipegs lack of finish that killed them, they outplayed the Lions on the night. You're not gonna win a lot of games kicking field goals.
Elliot , looks like he may be have a future. Showed some poise late in the game. Winnipeg's secondary needs to step it up when the game is on the line.
Pretty tough fought game. Bombers lost out on the clock management at the end there, but their inability to convert all those interceptions in BC territory into TDs is really what did them in.
Still they played pretty well against the best in the league, no shame in this loss.
Classy folks out there in the prairies, but I'm pulling for them in Regina next week. It's been a while since a Labour day game..hell I'm pulling for them (behind the Lions of course) to end their Grey Cup drought...kinda feel sorry for them there.