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[mooby]

Damn. Brutal hit on Darrius Heyward-Bey. I hope he's alright. I'm extremely surprised I'm not seeing any flag for hitting a defenseless receiver on the play.

Edit: He gave the thumbs up as he was getting carted off the field. Hopefully that's a positive sign.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by mooby

Damn. Brutal hit on Darrius Heyward-Bey. I hope he's alright. I'm extremely surprised I'm not seeing any flag for hitting a defenseless receiver on the play.

I hate to speculate this, but I think this is a result of players pushing the limit with these replacement refs. There have been a TON of helmet to helmet hits and players leading with their helmets w/o any flags being thrown.

UPDATE: Hey-Bey was seen giving a thumbs up as he was being carted.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I hate to speculate this, but I think this is a result of players pushing the limit with these replacement refs. There have been a TON of helmet to helmet hits and players leading with their helmets w/o any flags being thrown.

UPDATE: Hey-Bey was seen giving a thumbs up as he was being carted.

I think that's a very plausible reason for this. When players know they can get away with a lot more than usual, it's very feasible to see them pushing the limit.