re: No suspension for Dial

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I think what elevated the uproar about this particular play is that previously in the game, McCarron got hit and it was flagged. Yeah, it was deemed helmet to helmet, but it was more so in the action of the play itself and appeared not nearly as violent as Dial's "block."

Had the the hit on McCarron, which was an attempt to sack the QB, not been flagged, I don't think you'd see so much controversy about the hit on Murray.

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The McCarron penalty was EXACTLY within the definition of the rule. Hitting a player in the act of throwing the ball. Just as the Elston hit earlier in the year was was on a receiver stretched out to make a catch. Both instances were the very DEFINITION of the defenseless player rule.